π± Mehrgarh, The First Breath of Civilization
Shariq Ali
Valueversity
For children from nine to ninety years old
Did you know? π€
On the land of Pakistan, there is a place where humanity took its first breath of civilization π
This place is called Mehrgarh πΊ
π°οΈ This settlement was established almost 9,000 years ago,
around 7000 BCE!
When most people in the world were still living in forests π³
the people of Mehrgarh were already thinking, planning, and imagining π§ β¨
πΎ The Beginning of Farming
The people of Mehrgarh:
πΎ grew wheat and barley
π raised cattle, π goats, and π sheep
This was the moment when humans learned to stop relying completely on nature
and began producing their own food π
And this became the foundation of civilization ποΈ
π Intelligent Homes, Organized Life
The houses here were made of mud bricks π§±
but they included:
π¦ rooms to store grain
ποΈ separate spaces for living and working
This means these people were not just surviving,
they were building an organized society π¨βπ©βπ§βπ¦
π¨ Skills and Trade
Excavations have revealed:
πͺ¨ stone tools
πΊ pottery
πΏ beautiful ornaments
π seashells (from far-off regions!)
All of this shows that the people of Mehrgarh
were skilled craftsmen and traders πΆββοΈπ
π¦· The Worldβs First Dental
Treatment!
An astonishing discovery π²
Teeth found at Mehrgarh show:
π¦· carefully drilled holes
π οΈ made with stone tools
This is the oldest known dentistry in the world π
It means humans fell ill,
and they also knew how to treat illness β€οΈ
β°οΈ Respect, Belief, and Thought
The people of Mehrgarh
buried their dead:
β°οΈ with dignity
πΏ along with ornaments and tools
This tells us they believed in:
β¨ the soul
β¨ life after death
β¨ the value of human life π
ποΈ The First Step of the Indus Valley
Mehrgarh is the seed π±
from which great cities later grew, such as:
ποΈ Harappa
ποΈ Mohenjo-daro ποΈ
π§οΈ Why Was the Settlement Abandoned?
There was no war ββοΈ
Instead:
π¦οΈ climate change
π§ shortage of water
led people to move toward better locations πΆββοΈ
π΅π° A Message for Todayβs Children and Adults
Mehrgarh tells us that:
π we are not standing at the edge of history
π our land has been a center of civilization
π knowledge and thought are rooted in our soil
β¨ Final Thought
Mehrgarh is not a deserted ruin ποΈ
It is the first shining line of human consciousness π‘
which even today connects us
to our past π€