An overview, with very recent drone footage, of the site describing a major project to understand the site better on a micro-level and the many methods of "care" involved in its maintenance, then and now. This guiding concept includes repairing and restoration in ancient times and the many facets of existing in a living urban space thousands of years ago. It further includes more modern attempts from discovery to keeping the site's invaluable remains available to archaeologists and visitors today.
Dr. Rizvi, an anthropological archaeologist who leads the current care project from the Pratt Institute in New York City, offers lucid explanations that give the viewer a fuller understanding of the immensity of the site, its un-excavated portions and today's challenges. She explains how remote sensing helps bring some of the narratives and datasets together to create a multi-layered geographic representation of the site. The DK-G area is where efforts are currently concentrated, and 3-D modeling of the area suggest commitments among ancient inhabitants to keeping their spaces consistent over vast amounts of time. Archival snippets from excavations records are also fascinating, showing how much the workers also cared for their work and the site, attitudes that continue into the present. Indeed, comments about workers at the site, usually anonymous, are some of the most interesting parts of the video that explores Mohenjo-daro from angles usually not discussed.
An AIA [American Institute of Archaeology] Archaeology Hour with Uzma Rizvi on January 24, 2025.