10-30-2014, 10:17 AM
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.
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.