Terra cotta discs
One of the games played by the children of the Indus cities may be represented by terra cotta discs found in graduated sizes.
Slides on the archaeology and excavation of ancient Indus Valley sites including Harappa by Jonathan Mark Kenoyer of the University of Wisconsin, Madison.
Narrow Streets and Drains, DK-G
The streets and alleyways wind through the neighborhood and are oriented along a strict grid plan.
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.
Terra cotta cones
Decorated terra cotta cones are found at both Mohenjo-daro and Harappa, but no one knows what they may have been used for. Some scholars suggest that they were hung on a string as a plumb-bob for use by masons and carpenters.
Narrow Streets, DK-G Area
The doors of later buildings can be seen in the upper levels of the wall to the left. The gradual tapering of the walls in the far right was an intentional architectural feature to avoid collapse of the upper floors.
Terra cotta nodules
Terra cotta nodules and cakes of different shapes are common at most Indus sites. These objects appear to have been used in many different ways depending on their shape and size.
The flat triangular and circular shaped cakes may have been heated and
Narrow Streets, DK-G Area
The main street running north south along the east edge of the Great Bath ends with this unique brick platform. The hollow sockets would have held wooden beams that may have formed a gate or traffic control device.
Painted burial pottery
Painted burial pottery from Harappa. The two largest vessels were found in the same burial and are described below. The other smaller vessels were found in an earlier burial and represent an older style of pottery.
Tall jar with concave neck and
Traffic Control Block and Street, SD Area
Looking south along the street to the east of the Great Bath. In the foreground is a unique brick platform with hollow sockets used to place upright beams that may have formed a gate or traffic control device.
Burial pottery
Collection of burial pottery without any painted designs. These vessels come from one of the later burials towards the end of the Harappan period, possibly dating to 1900 B. C.