Harappa phase ashy debris deposits
Ashy debris deposits continued to accumulate outside of the perimeter wall, covering the curtain wall. These date to the end of Harappa Period 3B and the beginning of Period 3C.
Ancient Indus walls.
Cross-section through debris deposits
Cross-sections inside (top) and outside (bottom) of perimeter wall [250]. The wall itself, being of mud-brick, was heavily eroded, sometimes to a lower elevation than the adjoining more densely packed street debris.
Trench 54 perimeter wall
View of excavations on the west side of Trench 54 where brick robbers had removed several massive Harappan Period baked brick walls (c.
Mound E perimeter wall excavations
In 2001, excavation of perimeter wall [250] was extended to the Northwest. Here the surface of the wall is being cleared and the bricks outlined. Note the excavation in the foreground left where there was no mud-brick.
Harappan walls section view
Section plan of Harappan and Early Harappan (Period 2) walls on the west side of Trench 54.
Mound E perimeter wall
View of the preserved surface of perimeter wall [250] excavated in 2001 looking Southeast toward the area excavated from 1993 to1997.
Lateral view of walls
Lateral view of remnants of brick walls and massive mud brick platforms of the Harappan and Early Harappan (Kot Diji) Periods on the west side of Trench 54. Looking North.
Plan of Mound E perimeter wall segment
Plan view of the portion of perimeter wall [250] excavated in 2001. The pattern of the bricks suggests a complicated series of additions to the inside of the structure that are not yet well understood.
Section view of walls and platforms
North-South section plan of Harappan (Period 3) and Early Harappan (Period 2) wall remnants and mud brick platforms on the west side of Trench 54.
Structures adjoining perimeter wall
In the South, perimeter wall [250] was preserved to a lesser altitude than in the North.