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A Walk Through Old Mohenjo-daro

This set features views of Mohenjo-daro from the past. The first set of Kodachrome slides by Munir Khan from 1962 include the Great Bath, the Stupa Mound, and the narrow deserted streets of this four-and-a-half thousand year old city in Larkana, Sindh. The second set of nine slides is from 1973 and was made by an anonymous American tourist.

Mohenjo-daro 1. Mohenjodaro

Mohenjodaro, Larkana District, Sindh, Pakistan in 1962.

The Buddhist Stupa at Mohenjo-daro 2. The Buddhist Stupa at Mohenjo-daro

The Buddhist Stupa (circa 200 A.D.), Mohenjo-daro.

View from Stupa towards Great Bath 3. View from Stupa towards Great Bath

View from Stupa towards Great Bath, Mohenjo-daro.

Ancient Indus Valley City Well 4. Ancient Indus Valley City Well

Ancient Indus Valley City Well, Mohenjo-daro, Sindh.

Ancient Indus Street 5. Ancient Indus Street

Ancient Indus Street, Mohenjo-daro.

Indus Valley Street with Covered Drain 6. Indus Valley Street with Covered Drain

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

The Great Bath, 1960s 7. The Great Bath, 1960s

The Great Bath, Mohenjo-daro in 1962.

Buddhist Stupa View 8. Buddhist Stupa View

Buddhist Stupa View, Mohenjo-daro with ascending flight of steps.

Mohenjo-daro Street, 1960s 9. Mohenjo-daro Street, 1960s

Photographer and street in Mohenjo-daro, 1962.

Welcome to Mohenjo-daro 10. Welcome to Mohenjo-daro

The Pakistan Tourist Development Corporation (PTDC) sign likely to have been freshly put up in 1973.

Stupa Mound 11. Stupa Mound

A wide view of the site looking towards the Stupa Mound.

Mohenjo-daro Building and Cameraman 12. Mohenjo-daro Building and Cameraman

Likely an 8mm camera in the hands of the guide or driver accompanying the tourist who took these shots; the film has not been found.

Mohenjo-daro Stupa Mound and People 13. Mohenjo-daro Stupa Mound and People

In the 1970s, it was much easier to walk over the so-called Stupa Mound; not that the circular remains of the Buddhist stupa was built long after the ancient Indus civilization, although possibly on…

Mohenjo-daro Great Bath in the Distance 14. Mohenjo-daro Great Bath in the Distance

To the left one can make out the Great Bath and the super-structure around it.

Well at Mohenjo-daro 15. Well at Mohenjo-daro

Note the shadow of the assistant with the camera on the left.

Mohenjo-daro Structures 16. Mohenjo-daro Structures

Mohenjo-daro Countryside 17. Mohenjo-daro Countryside

Mohenjo-daro Countryside 18. Mohenjo-daro Countryside 2

Distant Shot of the Stupa Mound, Mohenjo-daro 19. Distant Shot of the Stupa Mound, Mohenjo-daro

Unicorn Seal, Mohenjo-daro

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