 Moenjodaro
is one of the archeological highlights of the world. The discovery of this
site and that of Harappa showed the existence of the Indus civilization
that had its peak from the 3rd till the middle of the 2nd millennium BC.
Discovered in 1922, Moenjodaro (in Sindh province, Pakistan) was once a
metropolis of great importance, forming part of the Indus Valley
Civilization with Harrappa (discovered in 1923 in the southern Punjab), Kot
Diji (Sindh), Gandhara (GanthAra) civilization in (NWFP) and in
some of part of Potohar, and recently discovered Mehr-Garh (Balochistan).
Moenjodaro is considered as one of the most spectacular ancient cities
of the World. It had mud and baked bricks’ buildings, an elaborate covered
drainage system, a large state granary, a spacious pillared hall, a College
of Priests, a palace and a citadel. Harrappa, another major city of the
Indus Valley Civilization, was surrounded by a massive brick wall
fortification. Other features and plan of the city were similar to that of
Moenjodaro. The Kot Diji culture is marked by well-made pottery and houses
built of mud-bricks and stone foundations. Mehr Garh, the oldest
Civilization (7,000 B.C), remains of which were found in the district
Kachhi of Balochistan recently, was the pioneer of the Indus Valley
Civilization. The evidence of crop cultivation, animal husbandry and human
settlements have been found here. The inhabitant of Mehr Garh were living
in mud-brick houses and learned to make pottery around 6,000 B.C. |
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