- Religion/Culture: Clues about these Indus Valley civilizations were equally tantalizing. The swastika, a symbol associated with the cyclical nature of like in Indian and Buddhist art was first found in the cities of the Indus. The systems of symbols always assumed to be a form of writing, and would the in figurines depicting cows, buffaloes, tigers, crocodiles, elephants, and animals that had been found in surrounding areas. Along with the female figurines and phallic stones, these suggested connote to a type of fertility religion. Like many urban cultures, the two cities interred their death with ornament and pottery, and perhaps food. Concluding, the people of these two cities believed in an afterlife, like many other religions today. Likewise, the central importance of the Indus River and the considerable attention paid to personal bathing are believed to be symbolically linked with a great ritual bath.
- Literature: The civilization was very literate in its scripts. The script was composed of 250 to 500 character, which has been partly tentatively deciphered. The language has been indefinitely identified as Dravidian. Prayers and hymns were being recorded. Some claim that the language was seen in the animals found on the seals which was a kind of writing used in the Tantric books. There were many signs found on the script, accompanied by inscriptions on the seals, pottery and bangles. The direction of the writing was written from right to left.