Salt desert near Taftan, Quetta
Salt desert near Taftan, Quetta
Slides in full or partial color.
Terraced fields
Terraced fields along the Margalla hills north of Islamabad, represent the adaptive strategy of agriculture in different parts of the greater Indus Valley.
Mohenjo-daro "Citadel" mound and Stupa in the mist
Local villagers cross the site in a donkey cart in the early morning mist, with the Buddhist stupa perched on top of the "citadel" mound. The modern road winds through the low-lying area between the "citadel" and "lower town."
Large Drain, Mound AB, Harappa
The foreground well is only one of eight wells, public and private, that have thus far been discovered at Harappa. Most of the water used by the population probably came from the adjacent Ravi River.
Harappa Mound E surface collecting
Excavations in 2000 on the west side of Mound E (Trench 54) began with surface collecting to recover any significant artifacts including inscribed objects and craft indicators.
Hawkes Bay, near Karachi
Near-shore fishing requires the use of boats and larger, stronger nets than the inshore fisheries. The Baluchi boats are stylistically different from the Sindhi boats.
Various Carp, Family Cyprinidae
Carp represent one of the most ubiquitous fish in the Ravi and its surrounding environs.
Kalat in the 1820s
"Kalat, the capital of Balochistan, and the residence of the khan, is but a small town, seated on the eastern acclivity of a spur from the hill called Shah Mirdan.
"It is in form oblong, and surrounded by a crenated wall of mud, chiefly of moderate
Mohenjodaro, D.K. Area, G Section
Mackay writes about the large building in Block 22 (p. 152):
"At the floor level of the Late II Phase this building measured 51 feet 3 inches, North-South, by 56 ft. long at the north and about 54 feet 9 ins. at the south.
Two Pillars, Dholavira
Two pillars associated with some type of entrance. It resembles a pillar shaped structure that is neatly polished. Two pillars could be a form of entry into a town, temple or a place of significance.