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The DK-G Area of Mohenjo-daro

Blocked Street to the east of First Street, DK-G Area

  • Mohenjo-daro, Blocked Street to the east of First Street, DK-G Area

The excavations of DK-G area focused only on the section to the west of First Street. Unexcavated streets and houses lie to the east of First Street, waiting for a day when archaeologists have learned how to better preserve the fragile brick structu… >

First Street, DK-G Area

  • Mohenjo-daro, First Street, DK-G Area

Looking north along First Street. The area to the left has been fully excavated and the area to the right is unexcavated. Later street levels are seen in the background. >

Stairs leading to the second storey, DK-G Area

  • Mohenjo-daro, Stairs leading to the second storey, DK-G Area

Some houses had small staircases leading to a second story or to a platform for pouring water into a bathing area. >

Narrow Streets, DK-G Area

  • Mohenjo-daro, Narrow Streets, DK-G Area

The doors of later buildings can be seen in the upper levels of the wall to the left. The gradual tapering of the walls in the far right was an intentional architectural feature to avoid collapse of the upper floors. >

Narrow Streets, DK-G Area

  • Mohenjo-daro, Narrow Streets, DK-G Area

The main street running north south along the east edge of the Great Bath ends with this unique brick platform. The hollow sockets would have held wooden beams that may have formed a gate or traffic control device. A small alley leads directly east … >

Northeastern sector of Mohenjo-daro: DK-G area north

  • 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. Pathways allow visitors to visit the excavations, and an unexcavated portion of the site in the right foreground show what the site looked like prior to… >

Private Well, DK-G

  • Mohenjo-daro, Private Well, DK-G

Each block of buildings at Mohenjo-Daro was supplied with one or more wells such as this one in DK-G Area. When archaeologists excavated the fill around the well they were left standing to show the final levels of use. >

Northeastern sector of Mohenjo-daro: DK-G area south

  • Northeastern sector of Mohenjo-daro DK-G area south

The northeastern sector of Mohenjo-daro was excavated by K. N. Dikshit and designated DK-G area. Pathways allow visitors to visit the excavations, and an unexcavated portion of the site in the right foreground show what the site looked like prior to… >

Drain chute, DK-G Area

  • Mohenjo-daro, Drain chute, DK-G Area

Many of the buildings at Mohenjo-daro had two or more stories. Water from the roof and upper storey bathrooms was carried through enclosed terracotta pipes or open chutes that emptied out onto the street, such as this one on a house in DK-G Area. (S… >

Conservation of brick walls in DK - G Area, Lower Town

  • Mohenjo-daro 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. When the salts percolate to the su… >

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