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Map showing the major sites and theorised extent of the Indus Valley Civilisation, including the location of the Mohenjo-daro site. Mohenjo-daro is located off the right (west) bank of the lower [9] Indus river in Larkana District, Sindh, Pakistan.
Mohenjo-Daro: Larkana District: Sindh: Pakistan: 1922; excavated by RD Bannerji Located in Sindh's Larkana district on the banks of the Indus River (Pakistan). The site's unique features are the Assembly Hall, Collegiate Building, and Great Bath. An excavated artifact includes a piece of woven cotton and the seal of Pashupati Mahadeva, or proto ...
Mohenjo-daro was abandoned in the 19th century BCE as the Indus Valley Civilization declined, and the site was not rediscovered until the 1920s. Significant excavation has since been conducted at the site of the city, which was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1980. [12] The site is currently threatened by erosion and improper ...
Location Year listed UNESCO data Description Archaeological Ruins at Moenjodaro: Sindh: 1980 138; ii, iii (cultural) Mohenjo-daro was one of the largest cities of the Indus Valley Civilisation and was the first planned city in South Asia. Located on the banks of the Indus River, it flourished between 2,500 and
The Great Bath is one of the best-known structures among the ruins of the Harappan Civilization, excavated at Mohenjo-daro in present-day Sindh province of Pakistan. [1] [2] [3] Archaeological evidence indicates that the Great Bath was built in the third millennium BCE, soon after the raising of the "citadel" mound on which it is located. [4]
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Great Bath, Mohenjo-daro A water well in Lothal Water reservoir, with steps, at Dholavira, Gujarat, India. The ancient Indus Valley Civilization in the Indian subcontinent (located in present-day eastern-Pakistan and north-India) was prominent in infrastructure, hydraulic engineering, and had many water supply and sanitation devices that are the first known examples of their kind.
Ernest John Henry Mackay (5 July 1880 – 2 October 1943) was a British archeologist from Bristol known for his excavations and studies of Mohenjo-daro and other sites belonging to the Indus Valley civilisation.