The Indus Valley Civilization is known for its advanced urban planning, standardized weights and measures, and sophisticated drainage systems. While they had public buildings, clear evidence of grand palaces and temples on the scale of other ancient civilizations is lacking. Archaeological findings, including seals and terracotta figurines, suggest the worship of a mother goddess and a male deity often interpreted as proto-Shiva. However, evidence for the widespread use of horse-drawn chariots in warfare is not a definitive characteristic of the Indus people; horses were known, but their specific role in warfare is debated and less prominent than in later periods.