Harappa Mound AB From Crop Fields
Mound AB, whose origins actually go back five and a half thousands years to 3500 BCE, seen from the rich crop fields that surround many ancient Indus cities including Mohenjo-daro and Dholavira.
Slides of the mounds in Harappa and other archaeological sites in the Indus Valley by Omar Khan
Harappa One Kilometer Roadsign
A one kilometer to Harappa road sign in Urdu with Mound AB in the distance.
The Central Area of Mound A/AB, Harappa
The central area of Mound A/AB was continuosly rebuilt in ancient times. Behind the curved wall is a well and below it what may have been a public bathing area.
Large Drain, Mound AB, Harappa
The foreground well is only one of eight wells, public and private, that have thus far been discovered at Harappa. Most of the water used by the population probably came from the adjacent Ravi River.
Harappa Mound AB
Building remnants on Mound AB, Harappa in the morning.
Excavations near center of Mound AB, Harappa
Excavations near the center of Mound AB.
Mound AB Center Area
A closer view of a room or the side of a building on Mound AB, Harappa.
Mound ET Gateway with corbeled drain, Harappa
Mound ET Southern Gateway excavated in 1995 with corbeled drain (3-D reconstruction and artist's conception).
Sealing
Seals were used to make a sealing, or positive imprint, like this modern resin one made from the original seal. Sealings were used in ancient times for trade.
Corbeled drain and Mound ET gateway, Harappa
Corbeled drain at Mound ET gateway (3-D reconstruction and artist's conception).