A 3 ft. Long Brick Grave
TO HOLD A HUNCHED BODY: A 3 FT. LONG BRICK GRAVE BUILT IN THE WALL OF A ROOM AT MOHENJO-DARO.
Images of and objects from the ancient Indus city of Mohenjo-daro, Sindh.
Kids in Mohenjo-daro
These two local boys decided to hang out in the ancient city after delivering a pot of milk to their father who is one of the site watchmen. The distinctive decorated hat worn by the older boy is worn throughout Sindh province in Pakistan.
Building, Block 22
Mackay continues about the building in Block 22 (p. 153):
"There are, for instance, two footings, each about 6 ins. Wide, along the southern side of room 3, the lower one 8.3 ft. and the other 6.2 ft.
Ancient Indus Valley City Well
Ancient Indus Valley City Well, Mohenjo-daro, Sindh.
Mask with Open Mouth
An evocative mask in which the holes referenced by Dr. Kenoyer can clearly be seen: "Mask with open mouth has holes for wooden teeth."
Excavation on eastern side of Stupa, showing construction of the Indus period, from the south-west
Photographed between 1922-27 and published in Sir John Marshall, Mohenjodaro and The Indus Civilization (1931).
The Buddhist Stupa at Mohenjo-daro
BUILT MORE THAN 2000 YEARS AGO, BUT COVERING TWO STRATA OF EARLIER
CENTURY BUDDHIST STUPA AT MOHENJO-DARO, ON AN ISLAND IN THE DRY RIVER-BED.
Massive Brick Walls at Mohenjo-daro
SHOWING A POT (IN FOREGROUND) THAT CONTAINED EARLY INDIAN OBLONG “PUNCH-MARKED" COINS (KARSHAPANAS): MASSIVE BRICK WALLS OF THE SECOND AND THIRD PERIOD AT MOHENJO-DARO
Sunrise over Mohenjo-daro
The winter sun rises over the site while the mist clings to the mounds.
Mundigak Head and the "Priest King"
What are the similarities between these this white limestone head found at Mundigak in southern Afghanistan and the so-called "Priest King" from Mohenjo-daro?
Massimo Vidale offers a fascinating conjectural yet evidence-based discussion in his