Turkeys: Slaughtered at 5 to 6 months young; Natural life span: 2 to 6 years. Ducks/Geese: Slaughtered at 7 to 8 weeks young; Natural life span: domestic ducks: 6 to 8 years; geese from 8 to 15 years.
Since there are virtually no written accounts of this civilization, nearly everything we know about it is from archaeology. The Emergence of Indus Valley Civilization. Early civilization spread around the Indus River, which like the Nile River in. Egypt, would flood and bring water and rich soil. From 3500 to 2600 BC, the Early. Indus (o r Early Harappan) period began in this region.
The Indus River civilization developed about 3000BCE and flourished for about 1500 years before mysteriously going into a period of decline. Harappa and Mohenjo Daro were expertly planned cities built with a grid pattern of wide, straight streets. Thick walls surrounded the cities. Many people lived in sturdy brick houses that had as many as three floors. Some houses had bathrooms and toilets that connected to the worldâs first sewer system.