Comparison of the Harappa and Vedic Civilizations
The key differences between Harappa and Vedic Civilization: The key difference between the Vedic age and the Harappan civilization is that the Harappan civilization was between 3000-1700 BCE which was the time of bronze age while the Vedic age began in 1500 BCE till 500 BCE which was the iron age. The sources of information of the Harappan civilization are mainly archaeological , while the Vedic culture is mostly known from the literary sources. Harappans are said to have been the original inhabitants of India while the Aryans are believed to have come to India from central Asia . The Harappan civilization was urban in nature, Vedic culture was rural and pastoral . At best the Rig Vedic Aryans lived in fortified places protected by mud walls; and these cannot be regarded as towns in the Harappan sense. In the Indus civilization trade , internal and external, crafts as well as industries were the main sources of economy , Vedic Economy was initially pastoral and lat...