Seal Signs
Although the Indus Valley script is still undeciphered, there is some agreement among a number of leading scholars that it represents some sort of proto-Dravidian language common in South India today.
Images of and objects from the ancient Indus city of Mohenjo-daro, Sindh.
Northern end of cutting on east side of Stupa, showing the Indus structures from north
[Original 1931 text] "Of the drains which served this building and which belonged to the later reconstruction, one (EE) is carried east and west along the inner side of its northern wall through Chambers 10 and 11 and so beneath the monastery shrine
Eastern retaining wall of Great Platform, with drains near its foot
Photographed between 1922-27 and published in Sir John Marshall, Mohenjodaro and The Indus Civilization (1931).
Mohenjo-daro Lower Town: Main Street HR/VS area and stupa view
Standing in HR area and looking northwest at the juncture of Last Street (east west) and First Street (north south). VS area is seen on the other side of the street and the stupa mound rises in the background.
Terminal Signs
These are the five most common terminal signs on the Indus Valley seals according to Iravatham Mahadevan's analysis (1982:316).
The first sign (from the left), the most common in the Indus script (10% of all known signs), is read by him as denoting a
Camel Skeleton Mohenjo-daro [34]
Area not known
Overview of a camel skeleton (Camelus sp.) that was buried in a pit associated with buildings made from complete and broken Harappan.
Mohenjo-daro Museum [77]
Museum Campus
Traditional Sindhi oxcarts were used to transport crates of pottery and artifacts to Dokri Train station where they were loaded onto a train for transport to Karachi or Lahore.
No.77
View of First Street, between Sections A and B, looking south
[Original 1931 text] "The northern part of this street, 145 feet in length, had been dug by Mr.
Conservation of brick walls in DK - G Area, Lower Town
One relatively successful low cost techniques used to combat the destructive nature of salts in the fired bricks is to cover the walls with a thick layer of mud and straw plaster and to spray them with clay slurry.
Terminal Sign
Iravatham Mahadevan believes that the terminal sign used here is actually a combination of two signs. The bottom part (figure carrying) denotes a bearer of office.