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 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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