The Indus Civilization c6.53

c6.53

Owing to the sparseness of the material at present at the writer's command, the above account of the religion of the inhabitants of the Indus valley is perforce rather unsatisfactory, but it is hoped that further excavation will supply much useful information. The most important contribution to the data amassed at present is Sir John Marshall's identification of the male figure on certain seal-amulets as Shiva, or his ancient prototype; for using this theory as a basis it has been possible to assume that many of the features of modern Indian cults are derived from very primitive sources; they perhaps date back even to a period anterior to that in which the people of Mohenjo-daro and Harappa built their great brick cities.