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Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa - Indus Valley Civilization - fdaforum - 10-30-2014
Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa - Indus Valley Civilization
The lower city was laid out in a grid iron with the main streets about 45 feet wide.
Private houses, almost every one with its own well, bathing space, and toilet consisting of a brick seat over a drainage area.
Brick-lined drains flushed by water carried liquid and solid waste to sumps, where it was carted away, probably to fertilize nearby fields.
The town plan was regular.
Even fire-baked bricks were uniform in size and shape.
The regularity of plan and construction suggests a government with organization and bureaucratic capacity.
No monumental architecture clearly marks the presence of a palace or temple.
There is little sign of social stratification in the plan or buildings.
RE: Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa - Indus Valley Civilization - Bunty Sogani - 11-07-2014
Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa
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RE: Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa - Indus Valley Civilization - mehak jain - 10-26-2018
Salient feature of Town Planning in Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa
- Sophisticated and advance urban culture
- Massive citadels protected the city from floods and attackers
- Street in perfect grip patterns in both Mohenjodaro and Harappan
- All the houses had access to water and drainage facilities
- World’s first sanitation system
- Individual wells and separate covered drains along the street for waste water
- Houses opened to inner courtyards and smaller lanes
- Impressive dockyards! graneries! warehouses! brick platform! and protective walls
- City dwellers : traders and artisan