New research reveals that the 4,000-year-old city of Mohenjo-daro defied the 'rules' of history by becoming more equal as it became more successful.

Recent excavations and radiocarbon dating have revealed that Mohenjo-daro, a major Indus Valley Civilization city, was occupied as early as 2700–2600 BC, predating previous estimates by centuries. The ...

As ancient cities grew, so did inequality. To build great civilizations, people need to concentrate power – and power, almost ...

Mohenjo-Daro, dated to around 2600 BCE, is one of the world’s earliest planned citie Evidence hints Indus Valley civilisation is 8,000 years old Mohenjo-Daro's origins now dated to 2700–2600 BCE ...

A new study led by Adam S. Green finds that house sizes at Bronze Age city Mohenjo-daro became more equal over time.

In our May 2026 issue, National Geographic takes readers inside the wonder and mystery of Pakistan’s ancient city of Mohenjo Daro and the Indus Valley Civilization that built it nearly 5,000 years ago ...

For decades, historians have generally agreed that the progress of small villages as they evolved into cities came at the ...