Perspective is a funny thing. Consider a scenario where you have two sources of historical information covering the same topic. What information do they have in common? What information does one source choose to omit or condense that the other source focuses on? Why would there be significant differences between sources? This is what ran through my mind as I discovered more about the incredible Indus Valley Civilization using two main sources: chapter one of Awakening: An Introduction to the History of Eastern Thought by Patrick S. Bresnan and the video Indus: The Unvoiced Civilization. In this post I’ll briefly compare and contrast how Bresnan and Indus explored the Indus Valley people and consider why the two sources would vary. The achievements of the Indus Valley Civilization are astounding. Both Bresnan and Indus outlined the sophisticated and complex structures of the cities built by the Indus Valley people. These cities were built using a gri...