Walls

Ancient Indus walls.

Block of Parallel Walls 3

Another view of the excavations at the area of the Parallel Walls, which Sahni described as the most outstanding finds of the year. Sahni, as Vats subsequently mentioned, excavated the Eastern portion of this structure. For Sahni’s description of

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Excavations conducted in narrow space

Excavations were conducted in the narrow space running west from the buttresses and between the interior walls to determine what was inside of the "granary" structure.

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Empty channel between two "granary" walls.

This image looking east shows baked brick rubble and trash that had spilled through the corbelled arch of a buttress from the exterior street into a then empty channel between two "granary" walls.

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Block of Parallel Walls 4

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View of three thinner and three stouter walls. For Sahni’s description of the excavations at this area see ARASI 1924-25, p. 76. NOTES: 1. Photographs Parallel Walls, 60, Parallel Walls, Block of Parallel Walls 2, Block of Parallel Walls 3 and

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Looking toward the interior of the "granary" structure

Looking toward the interior of the "granary" structure, the void of the original baked brick wall (vertical scale) is filled with small pieces of broken baked bricks and mud-brick rubble, while the original open space between the walls (horizontal

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Unexcavated Mounds at Harappa

The mounds at Harappa remain largely unexcavated. Approximately half a percentage of the site's area was unearthed each season by the Harappa Archaeological Research Project (HARP) in the 1990s.

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Harappa domestic structures with hearths and large jar

Inside the city wall were domestic structures with hearths and large jars, part of structures that had encroached onto what used to be street along the inner face of the wall (Trench 41NE).

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Mohenjo-daro REM Granary Excavations [1175]

REM Granary The western edge of the REM Granary excavations reveal a mass of fired brick that appears to be a single building phase, but is in fact multiple constructions. No. 1175 "1175 161?" penciled in back

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Mohenjo-daro Granary Walls and Voids [55]

Possibly ACC-Citadel Gateway. Vertical walls and voids where there would have been streets are visible in what may be the ACC Citadel Gateway excavation area. The exact location is not clear. No. 55 29 Duplicate photographs