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Ancient Indus civilization stairs and staircases.

Stairs leading to the second storey, DK-G Area

  • Mohenjo-daro, Stairs leading to the second storey, DK-G Area

Some houses had small staircases leading to a second story or to a platform for pouring water into a bathing area. >

Staircase at Kariya Buthi, Hab River

Staircase at Kariya Buthi, Hab River. >

Stairway, Granary Excavations, Mohenjo-daro [139]

  • Stairway, Granary Excavations, Mohenjo-daro

REM Granary Closeup view of stairway in the northwestern part of the REM Granary excavations (see photo 138) From Wheeler's Civilizations of the Indus Valley and Beyond "The granary at Mohenjo-daro was built on a high podium with ventilation p… >

A Staircase outside a Shrine

UNEARTHED DEEP DOWN BELOW THE BUDDHIST MONUMENTS OF THE SECOND CENTURY AT MOHENJO-DARO: MUCH EARLIER REMAINS–A STAIRCASE OUTSIDE A SHRINE, WITH A CONDUIT COVERED BY MARBLE SLABS (IN THE FOREGROUND). Photography by the Archaeological Survey of In… >

Western Staircase, House I, HR area

  • Mohenjo-daro, Western Staircase, House I, HR area

Many houses had stairs leading to upper courtyards of the building or to a second floor. This house in HR area had a double staircase that would allow people to enter and exit the upper courtyard in an orderly fashion. Some scholars feel this may ha… >

House I, HR area

  • Mohenjo-daro, House I, HR area

House A1 may have been a temple or palace of an important leader. Two doorways lead to a narrow courtyard at a lower level. A double staircase leads to an upper courtyard surrounded by several rooms. This house had numerous seals and fragments of a … >

Well surrounded by paving, DK-B area

  • Mohenjo-daro, Well surrounded by paving, DK-B area

This well located in DK-B area was originally surrounded by a paving that has recently been reconstructed. >

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