It was one of the three earliest points  of large-scale sedentary settlement, alongside Mesopotamia and the  Nile. Just like those areas, the Indus River was the basis for the  booming of permanent agricultural centers.

它是最早的三个大规模定居点之一，与美索不达米亚和尼罗河并列。 就像那些地区一样，印度河是永久性农业中心蓬勃发展的基础。