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This 3 Volume Set Presents An Official Account Of Archaeological Excavations At Mohenjo-Daro Between The Year 1922-1927. Vol. I Has Text-Chapter1-19 Plates I-Xiv, Vol. Ii Has Text Chapters 20-32 Appendices And Index, Vol. Iii Has Plates Xv-Cl X Iv. An Excellent Reference Tool.
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Introduction: Mohenjo Daro, an ancient city situated in the territory that is presently Pakistan, has consistently engrossed scholars, historians, and explorers. This captivating metropolis, which thrived from around 2500 to 1500 BCE at the height of the Indus Valley Civilization, functions as a thought-provoking homage to the resourcefulness and astuteness of our remote ancestors. In addition to its antiquity, Mohenjo Daro's allure derives from the fundamental inquiries it prompts regarding the past. Being a prominent settlement of the Indus Valley Civilization, it offers insight into an earlier period characterized by the emergence of early urban centers in the Indus River basin, which spa...
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The pottery of Mohenjo-dara, one of the two major urban centers of the Indus Valley civilization (2500-2000 B.C.) is described and documented. The authors survey Harappan ceramic technology and style, and develop an important and unique approach to vessel form analysis and terminology. Included is Leslie Alcock's account of the pottery from the 1950 excavations by Sir Mortimer Wheeler. University Museum Monograph, 53
*Includes pictures *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading ..".the ever present menace of inundation." - Sir John Marshall, 1931 What is a city? A simple definition is a "largely constructed landscape," and through inferences and comparisons with modern states, a successful ancient city is generally said to have a number of defining characteristics: evidence of political hierarchies; a centralized authority that is simultaneously dependent on the accumulation of resources and the suppression of competitors; the maintenance of continuous negotiation, alliance building, and occasionally costly and risky investments such as warfare; specialized crafts; a hinterland sup...