Mohenjodaro

​The Indus River Valley

• ​or the Harappan Civilization

• flourished for about 800 years

• from 2700 B.C to 1900 B.C

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• Harrappa and Mohenjodaro were the two great cities of the Indus Valley Civ.

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​Mohenjodaro

​1922 - archeologists find the ruins of Mohenjodaro j

​Mohenjodaro's The Great Bath

​ARTIFACTS WITHIN MOHENJODARO

• ​A statue which may have shown how men could have looked like. but the statue was onky 7 inches

• beaded necklaces and bracelets.

• and clay baked necklaces.

• a small stone seal, carved with pictographs.​

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​Advanced Sewer System

​Dirty water and waste flowed through channels under homes, along the streets, which then emptied into the Indus river.

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This enabled all to have bathrooms within their homes, despite social class.

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When it rained people would store rain water within bricked wells. ​

​Homes:

​Houses were 2 stories high with flat roofs, made of mud bricks

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Most houses were found in the suburban area in the lower city which was found to be larger than the city.

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Similar to housing today, archeologists believe that the more wealthy had larger homes. ​

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​Games and Clay models

• ​people, especially kids had time to play with stone balls and chess pieces.

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• archeologists have found clay models,

sculpture of two wheeled cart,

&& this indicates how they would transport goods to the market. ​