[Original 1931 text] "The ancient pottery of Mohenjo-daro frequently has sand or ime, or both, mixed with the clay, more often in the painted ware than in the plain ware. There seems to have been a natural admixture of sand in the alluvial clays use… >
[Original 1931 caption] "House II. - Rooms 1 to 26, covering a rectangular area of 86 ft. 10 in. by 64 ft. 5 in. to the north of the building just described, appear originally to have belonged to one and the same house, which had two entrances openi… >
A traditional bullock cart and flat bottomed ferry boat are still used for local transport along the Indus River near the ancient site of Mohenjo-daro, Sindh, in Pakistan. >
Dr. Kenoyer writes (Ancient Cities, p. 120): "Many carved objects from the Indus cities are made of valuable materials such as shell or ivory, and may have been used in ritual games or the pastimes of wealthy city dwell- ers. Carved shell balls … >
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 >
In the 1970s, it was much easier to walk over the so-called Stupa Mound; not that the circular remains of the Buddhist stupa was built long after the ancient Indus civilization, although possibly on top of an earlier sacred site. >
Male head probably broken from a seated sculpture. Finely braided or wavy combed hair tied into a double bun on the back of the head and a plain fillet or headband with two hanging ribbons falling down the back (40). The upper lip is shaved and a… >
Plate with vertical sides. Copper and bronze plates were probably used exclusively by wealthy upper class city dwellers. Material: copper/bronze Dimensions: 4.3 cm height, 30.3 cm dia. Mohenjo-daro, DK 10781A National Museum, Karachi, NMP 52.1… >
The eroded edges of the "citadel" mounds are covered with red brick dust and pottery, with traces of lighter mud brick revealing the underlying platforms that form the foundations of the uppermost buildings. This mound is encircled by a massive mud-… >
