In this picture taken from a aircraft, the River Indus flows through Ladakh valley in northern Indian State of Jammu and Kashmir on May 14, 2009. The Indus Valley Civilization (mature period 2600�1900 BCE), abbreviated IVC, was an ancient civilization that flourished in the Indus River basin. Primarily centered along the Indus river, the civilization encompassed most of Pakistan, mainly the provinces of Sindh, Punjab and Balochistan, as well as extending into modern day Indian states of Gujarat, Haryana, Punjab and Rajasthan AFP PHOTO/ Manpreet ROMANA (Photo credit should read MANPREET ROMANA/AFP/Getty Images)