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On the basis of radio carbon dating, Indus Valley civilization spread from the year

  1. 2500 - 1750 BC

  2. 3000 - 1750 BC

  3. 3500 - 1750 BC

  4. 4000 - 1750 BC
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On the basis of radio carbon dating, Indus Valley civilization spread from the year 2500 - 1750 BC. Although, Harappa was undoubtedly occupied previously, it was between 2500-1750 B.C. that it reached its height of economic expansion and urban growth. Radio carbon dating, along with the comparison of artifacts and pottery has determined this date for the establishment of Harappa and other Indus cities. 

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