Mohenjodaro
Mohenjodaro, Larkana District, Sindh, Pakistan in 1962.
Images of and objects from the ancient Indus city of Mohenjo-daro, Sindh.
The Other Dancing Girl
The female figurine, shown here with a replica in the background of the well-known "dancing girl" of Mohenjo-daro (that original is at the National Museum of India in New Delhi), may or may not be a dancing girl.
Southern Buildings in course of excavation, from south-west
[Original 1931 text] "A considerable number of buildings separated from each other by streets and lanes have been excavated in the southern portion of the stupa mound . . .. The terrain here descends more or less abruptly to the south, where a narrow
Mohenjo-daro Citadel Gateway Southeast [25]
ACC - Citadel Gateway Southeast
Overview of the exacavations in progress at the southeast corner of the citadel mound. This area revealed a series of rooms and a small gateway that Wheeler identified as a postern gate (see 26Q).
Look at Mohenjo-daro
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 India,
Lower Town in the mist
On an early winter morning the mist settles in the low-lying areas of Mohenjo daro between the "citadel" and the "lower town". In the distance the heavy mist on the Indus River forms a solid white line.
Prehistoric Buildings Excavated at Mohenjo-daro
[Note: All captions are presented as they are in the original The Illustrated London News issue of Sept. 20, 1924. This includes the all caps title below each image, and on the first page, the text below the set of images that appeared.
The Unicorn Seal
This seal from Mohenjo-daro measures 29 mm (1.14) inches on each side and is made of fired steatite. Steatite is an easily carved soft stone that becomes hard after firing.
Excavation Site
It was one of 388 unicorn seals found during the excavations in Mohenjo-daro led by the British archaeologist Ernest Mackay between 1927 and 1931. Mackay dated the seal to the late Period IB, or approximately 2,000 B.C
The Buddhist Stupa at Mohenjo-daro
The Buddhist Stupa (circa 200 A.D.), Mohenjo-daro.