Great Bath, SD Area, looking north
The Great Bath was entered using two wide staircases, one from the north and one from the south. The floor of the tank is watertight due to finely fitted bricks laid on edge with gypsum plaster.
Images of and objects from the ancient Indus city of Mohenjo-daro, Sindh.
Portion of skeleton found above southern wall of Room 74, House V
[Original 1931 text] On 29th December, 1925, 1 foot below the surface, part of a skeleton was discovered above what proved later to be the southern wall of Room 74 of House V, Section B.
Disc
Possibly a counting or prayer disc. In a previous post previous post I had argued that the total dots add up to 32, or 4 x 8, and possibly the Indus people used a base 8 system (using the thumb as counter finger but not counted itself as is still the
Mohenjo-daro Granary and Great Bath Drain [154]
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.
Lower ledge inside the Great Bath, SD Area, southern edge, looking east
At the foot of the stairs is a small ledge with a brick edging that extends the entire width of the pool. People coming down the stairs could move along this ledge without actually stepping into the pool itself.
Mohenjo-daro Granary Wheeler Excavations [163 A]
REM Granary
Workmen are seen at different levels of the so called granary structure to provide scale for this massive building. The upper worker is sitting in a narrow walkway between blocks of brick foundations.
Group of skeletons in Room 74, House V.
Photographed between 1922-27 and published in Sir John Marshall, Mohenjodaro and The Indus Civilization (1931).
Great Bath, SD Area, looking north
The side walls of the tank were constructed with finely fitted bricks and a thick layer of bitumen (natural tar) was laid along the sides of the tank to keep water from seeping through the walls and up into the superstructure.
Western Edge of Citadel, Mohenjo-daro [122 A]
REM Granary
Western edge of the Citadel mound to the south of the granary with multiple rooms of houses located along east-west street. The stupa is seen in the background.
No. 122A
Weights
The National Museum of Pakistan description is shown below, although the conical piece in the lower left is a carved shell object and not a weight:
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"A large number of stone weights have been found in Mohenjodaro, Harappa and other sites in Sind and