Mohenjo-daro

Indus Investigators - Mohenjodaro Mystery

Adventure story for children 8-12 to enjoy, introducing Mohenjodaro and the Indus Civilisation. Two children on a school trip to the ancient site of Mohenjodaro enter a time-warp. They become 'Indus Investigators', guided by friendly figurines and the magnificent 'unicorn', but can they really see the city as it was 4000 years ago?

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The People of the Indus

Nikhil Gulati

Once in a while a book – in this case a graphic novel – comes along that upends what one thinks can be done through a medium for a subject. This book by Nikhil Gulati – with the expert assistance of Dr. Jonathan Mark Kenoyer – is one of the moments.

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Finding Forgotten Cities

Nayanjot Lahiri

How the Indus Civilization Was Discovered Events leading to the IVC's public recognition as a major episode in Indian history in 1924. Told in an accessible way and based on new research into original ASI documents by a well-respected scholar.

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ADI A Story of Indus Valley Civilization

Jitu Mishra

Adi is an engaging children's story that covers the journey of a young boy, Adi, son of a copper merchant in Nausharo to Mohenjo-daro with his father sometime during the height of the ancient Indus civilization.

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Trade Winds to Meluhha

Vasant Dave

A gripping fictional work following the adventures of a young Sumerian boy as he journeys through the ancient Indus civilization.

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Moen jo Daro: Metropolis of the Indus Civilization (2600-1900 BCE) A Personal View

Parveen Talpur

A beautiful book with excellent photographs by Amean J of Mohenjo-daro, many fine Indus-themed paintings by the renowned Pakistani painter Laila Shehzada, and well written essays by Parveen Talpur exploring in particular the close relationships between ancient Mohenjo-daro and contemporary Sindhi traditions and practices.

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Further Excavations at Mohenjodaro: Being an Official Account of Archaeological Excavations at Mohenjo-daro

E. J. H. Mackay - Further Excavations at Mohenjo Daro

Ernest J. H. Mackay

Being an official account Archaeological Excavations at Mohenjo-daro carried out by the Government of India between the years 1927 and 1931. A 2 volume work by one of the key site excavators.

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Corpus of Indus Seals and Inscriptions, Vol. 2

Sayid Ghulam Mustafa Shah

Volume 2 of the most comprehensive listing of ancient Indus seals covers collections in Pakistan, including many seals found in Harappa and Mohenjo-daro before Independence.

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Winter on the Plain of Ghosts: A Novel of Mohenjo-daro

Eileen Kernaghan

Winter on the Plain of Ghosts is an epic story of sorcery, religious conflict, political intrigue and ecological disaster in the lost cities of the Indus Valley.