Mound E/ET Gateway on Southern Wall
The structures located at the southeastern corner of Mound E consists of a complex of massive baked brick/mud brick walls and baked brick drain complex.
Harappa, Punjab ancient Indus civilization excavations, figurines, seals and other objects.
Mound E Gateway Reconstruction
Using interpretations presented in Meadow and others (1995), a reconstruction of the bastion/gateway area was completed in EarthVision. The computer reconstructions were based on an artistic rendering completed by HARP archaeologists.
Mound E/ET Gateway Area Reconstruction
The gateway area is located at the southeast corner of Mound E and is part of a mudbrick perimeter wall that was first recognized in 1990. The bastion area consists of a Period 3B (2450-2200 B.C.) wall built upon a Period 3A (2600-2450 B.C.) wall,
Harappa Archaeological Site Topography
Photograph of Mound AB.
There also appears to be a smaller mound that is present at the modern Harappa town site. This could be a modern representation of the processes that built ancient Harappa.
Guard hut, Harappa
Contemporary guard hut overlooking the "Granary." Many questions about ancient Harappa will never be answered.
Contemporary Bath, Harappa
No "Great Bath" like that in Mohenjo-daro has been found in Harappa, and it is not known if one existed among the miles of ruins carted off for railway construction in the early 1850's.
Doorways in modern Harappa
These doorways in modern Harappa show how a town grows into a mound. Dust and dirt in streets slowly collect and cover doorways. Ultimately they are abandoned and new doorways and buildings are constructed above them.
Contemporary Bathing area in Harappa
This bathing area in Harappa today is identical to ancient bathing areas.
Contemporary doorway, Harappa
The surviving town of Harappa provides many clues to ancient times.
Modern town of Harappa
In the distance, the modern town of Harappa survives on another set of mounds. During ancient times they were separated from Mound AB in the foreground by a river channel.
