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Mohenjo-daro

Images of and objects from the ancient Indus city of Mohenjo-daro, Sindh.

Mohenjo-daro Lower Town: HR area and Stupa

  • Mohenjo-daro Lower Town: HR area and Stupa

This general view of houses in HR area shows the color of the brick walls prior to use of mud brick and clay slurry for conservation. The lower parts of the walls have the natural reddish color of fired brick. >

Great Bath, SD Area

  • Mohenjo-daro, Great Bath, SD Area

The floor slopes down to the southwest corner where a small outlet (top right) leads to a brick drain, which takes the water to the edge of the mound. >

Well surrounded by paving, DK-B area

  • Mohenjo-daro, Well surrounded by paving, DK-B area

This well located in DK-B area was originally surrounded by a paving that has recently been reconstructed. >

Chief's House, DK-G Area

  • Mohenjo-daro, Chief's House, DK-G Area

The original walls in a large building complex referred to as the Chief's house have been repaired and conserved. This view shows part of a large courtyard and the top of a well on the left. >

Public well, HR Area

  • Mohenjo-daro, Public well, HR Area

Although most wells were located inside private buildings, the city planners of Mohenjo Daro provided some public wells that could be accessed directly from the main street. This well and nearby walls have been covered with mud brick to protect them… >

UM Area, Unexcavated Houses

  • Mohenjo-daro, UM Area, Unexcavated Houses

These rooms of a house are located at the edge of the area excavated by Dr. G. F. Dales in 1964 (UM Area). The room has a nodule floor fill and clearly defined fired brick walls. These vitrified nodules were intentionally created as a form of artifi… >

Trough

The unicorn always has this object in front of it. There are at least five theories about this object. Mackay and Marshall thought it was the feeding trough or "manger" still seen in Sindh today. There is work connecting it to contemporary offering … >

Massive Brick Structures, Mohenjo-daro [49]

  • Massive Brick Structures, Mohenjo-daro

REM Granary Initial clearing of massive brick structures along the western edge of the REM Granary excavations. No. 49 matching to 164? >

Mohenjo-daro Granary and Great Bath Drain [154]

  • Mohenjo-daro Granary and Great Bath Drain

REM Granary The edge of the "granary" structure was damaged by the ancient construction of the drain for the Great Bath that is seen at the left edge of the photo. This feature indicates that the drain was constructed after this part of the "gra… >

Pottery, Mohenjo-daro [168]

  • Pottery, Mohenjo-daro

Area not known Painted Pottery, red slip with black painted design. 1 [top left], 2 [top right], 3 [middle left], 4 [large piece], in back of objects No. 168 >

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