Streets

A view of the houses and streets in VS area, with the citadel and stupa mound in the background. The tops of eroding buildings have been capped with a protective layer of mud brick that will help to soak up the efflorescent salts and protect the und… >

Indus Valley Street with covered drain on the right, Mohenjo-daro, Sindh. >

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. Stacks of mud bricks are waiting to be … >

From the plinth of the acropolis, it is a short distance to the lower town. The lower town contains a commercial and residential area. The arterial streets running from north to south were flanked by shops, merchant dwellings and artisan's workshops… >

Looking south along Street 3, which runs parallel to First Street in HR area. Agricultural fields and scrub jungle south of the site are visible in the distance. >

Photographer and street in Mohenjo-daro, 1962. >

Many large covered drains were constructed with corbelled arches. These drains ran beneath streets and lanes and were large enough for workmen to enter and clear any obstructions. >

[Original 1931 text] "A considerable number of buildings separated from each other by streets and lanes have been excavated in the southern portion of the stupa mound . . .. The terrain here descends more or less abruptly to the south, where a narro… >

The small lane at the left side of the photograph was called Dead Man's Lane because of the discovery of a single skeleton where the wall juts out into the lane. The large street running north south is First Street. The room with the so-called massa… >

[Original 1931 text] "The northern part of this street, 145 feet in length, had been dug by Mr. Hargreaves in 1925-26, the rest of the street, some 300 feet in length, was completely exposed by me down to the Intermediate level, the work involving t… >