Archaeology & Prehistory
Mohenjo-daro: the Great Bath and city
c. 2600-1900 BCEIndus Valley CivilisationMohenjo-daro (Sindh)Indus / NW (now Pakistan/Afghanistan)
2,600 BCE
A planned metropolis with the Great Bath, a granary, the 'Priest-King' and 'Dancing Girl' figures, and inscribed seals.
- Dated
- 2,600–1,900 BCE
- As scholars put it
- c. 2600-1900 BCE
- Originator
- Indus Valley Civilisation
- Source text
- Mohenjo-daro (Sindh)
- Region
- Indus / NW (now Pakistan/Afghanistan)
- Discipline
- Archaeology & Prehistory
- Evidence
- Documented
- Confidence
- High
- Verification
- Verified-web
Meanwhile in the West
One of the world's earliest large planned cities.
Fair to say
Names like 'Priest-King' and 'Great Bath' are modern labels; their exact functions are inferred.
Path to modern innovation
An icon of early urban civilisation.
Transmission
Rediscovered in 1922; UNESCO World Heritage Site.
References
- 1R. D. Banerji (1922)
- 2ASI reports
Further reading
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