Excerpts from Lawler’s (2008) articles in Science

"For decades, most archaeologists assumed that the Indus' abrupt end
and long hiatus in urban life mean that a few if any of its traditions
survived. But now it appears that the Indus collapse drove people to
the east, in to the watershed of the Ganges, which spreads as far as
the Bay of Bengal. Excavations along the Gangetic plain show that
cities began to arise there starting about 1200 B.C.E., just a few
centuries after Harrapa was deserted and much earlier than once
suspected. That meant that some continuity between the first and
second wave of Indian civilization is conceivable, says Possehl
(Lawler 2008, p.1283)."
"But archaeologist such as Possehl see deeper connections. "There is
continuity," he says. A handful of Indus seals showing a deity with
three faces in yogic-style posture may link today's Hindu god Shiva
and yoga practices with the Indus civilization. And a variety of
technologies and traditions such as tandoori ovens, oxcarts pulled by
water buffalo, and cattle marketed with henna are a regular part of
village life around Mohenjo Daro even today. Traces of all these
scenes can be found at Indus archeological sites and imprinted upon
seals (Lawler 2008, p. 1283)."
Lawler, A. (2008, June 6)). Indus collapse: the end of the beginning
of an asian culture? Science, 320 (6), 1281-1283.

M. Kelkar