The Maritime History Programme - Episode 11: Harappa and the Erythraean Sea

In today's episode Brandon Huebner shifts his focus east and looks at the earliest identifiable civilization on the Indian subcontinent. The Harappan people were known to have had contacts with Egypt and Mesopotamia. Harappan artifacts that have been discovered in both places. This programme also looks at the characteristics of the Erythraean Sea (Arabian Sea) and examines how the monsoons helped connect the civilizations of the near east in antiquity. Other items include the so-called 'dockyard' at Lothal and a few boat depictions from the ancient Harappans.