The Indus River and "lower town"
After the mist has cleared, the Indus River is clearly visible from the top of the "citadel" mound. The two small rectangular huts are used to contain conservation equipment needed to maintain the site.
Images of and objects from the ancient Indus city of Mohenjo-daro, Sindh.
Farmlands to the west of Mohenjo-daro
West of the "citadel" mound are lush farmlands watered by modern irrigation channels. A levee protecting the site from annual floods divides the irrigated land from the salt encrusted sediments surrounding the ancient site.
Mythological Creatures and Plant Forms Seals
[Original 1931 text] "The three-headed beast on seal 382 appears to be a composite of three animals. The heads and horns seem to be those of antelopes and the body of a unicorn. The heads have been joined to the body very carefully.
Back of Seal
Mackay continues (p. 377 in Marshall 1931):
"The boss was then carefully rounded off after the groove that always runs across its centre had been roughly made by a V-shaped cut.
Buddhist Stupa View
Buddhist Stupa View, Mohenjo-daro with ascending flight of steps.
Group of towers at the south-eastern corner of the Citadel, Mohenjo-daro [117]
ACC - Citadel Gateway Southeast
Overview of excavated remains of the so-called city wall and gateway at the southeast edge of the citadel mound at Mohenjo-daro.
"Great Bath" Mohenjo-Daro
The "great bath" is without doubt the earliest public water tank in the ancient world. The tank itself measures approximately 12 meters north-south and 7 meters wide, with a maximum depth of 2.4 meters.
Mohenjo-daro Street, 1960s
Photographer and street in Mohenjo-daro, 1962.
Northeastern sector of Mohenjo-daro: DK-G area north
The northeastern sector of Mohenjo-daro was excavated by K. N. Dikshit and designated DK-G area.
Boss
Mackay writes that most of the bosses on the backs of seals had the same size and shape. The perforation always runs in the direction of the animal's body, to help keep the seal upright when worn around the neck.
The boss is centered on the back and