The second, revised edition of this magisterial work by a leading Indus scholar and synthesizer of the many theories about ancient Indus times. Numerous leading scholars are represented in the many essays. Contains new sections on `Harappan Archaeology and the Gulf' and `Results of Recent Excavations'. Other sections cover `The Nature of Harappan Urbanization', `Ecology, Technology and Trade' and `The Later Phases of the Harappan Tradition'.