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ON December 8, Dr. E. J. H. Mackay delivered the Sir George Birdwood Memorial Lecture before the Royal Society of Arts. Dr. Mackay pointed out that until we are able to outline the history of the intervening centuries of darkness, the influence of the Indus Valley civilisation upon later times can only be tentatively discussed. He, therefore, preferred to indicate its relationship with other contemporary centres of culture. He welcomed the rejection of the earlier title ‘Indo-Sumerian’. Commercial relationship almost certainly existed between the Indus Valley and the Middle East, but the culture displayed at Mohenjo-Daro must be regarded as distinct. He also supported the rejection of the title ‘Chalco-Lithic’. Dr. C. L. Woolley, in seconding the vote of thanks to the lecturer, expressed the hope that Dr. Mackay will soon be able to resume his work, now that the Government has made it possible to obtain permission to carry out archaeological researches in India.
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Archæological Research in the Indus Valley. Nature 132, 960 (1933). https://doi.org/10.1038/132960a0
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