Indus Valley dress and ornamentation (c. 3300–1300 BCE)

1. Early cotton fiber use at Mehrgarh

   Jan 1, 5500 BCELabels: Mehrgarh, Cotton

   • JAS ScienceDirect
   • PMC Cotton

2. Village craft traditions set foundations for urban dress

   Jan 1, 4000 BCELabels: Village crafts, Beadmaking

   • Britannica
   • Harappa Ornaments

3. Early cotton textiles reported at Mohenjo-daro

   Jan 1, 3000 BCELabels: Mohenjo-daro, Cotton

   • PMC Cotton
   • Harappa Cotton

4. Mature Indus cities expand ornament use

   Jan 1, 2600 BCELabels: Harappa, Ornaments

   • Britannica
   • Harappa Beads

5. Spindle-whorl evidence supports household spinning

   Jan 1, 2500 BCELabels: Spindle whorl, Mohenjo-daro

   • British Museum

6. Faience and shell bangles become key dress items

   Jan 1, 2500 BCELabels: Faience bangles, Shell bangles

   • Harappa Beads
   • Harappa Jewelry

7. Dancing Girl depicts bangles and minimal clothing

   Jan 1, 2100 BCELabels: Dancing Girl, Bronze statuette

   • Smarthistory
   • Wikipedia DG

8. Chanhu-daro workshop production scales up bead supply

   Jan 1, 2100 BCELabels: Chanhu-daro, Bead workshop

   • Wikipedia
   • Harappa Ornaments

9. Priest-King sculpture shows patterned draped garment

   Jan 1, 2000 BCELabels: Priest-King, Steatite bust

   • Wikipedia PK
   • Wiki Mohenjo

10. Dholavira excavations reveal large bead assemblages

    Jan 1, 2000 BCELabels: Dholavira, Bead assemblage

    • Archaeopress RG
    • Wikipedia Dholavira

11. Urban decline changes how dress evidence appears

    Jan 1, 1900 BCELabels: Urban decline, Post-Harappan

    • Britannica
    • Britannica India

12. End of Indus-era system; ornament legacy persists

    Jan 1, 1300 BCELabels: Indus legacy, Personal jewelry

    • Britannica
    • Britannica Summary