Architecture & Engineering
Mohenjo-daro's brick-lined wells
c. 2600-1900 BCEIndus CivilisationMohenjo-daroIndus / NW (now Pakistan/Afghanistan)
2,600 BCE
Hundreds of cylindrical brick-lined wells (perhaps around 700) giving many households their own water.
- Dated
- 2,600–1,900 BCE
- As scholars put it
- c. 2600-1900 BCE
- Originator
- Indus Civilisation
- Source text
- Mohenjo-daro
- Region
- Indus / NW (now Pakistan/Afghanistan)
- Discipline
- Architecture & Engineering
- Evidence
- Documented
- Confidence
- Medium
- Verification
- Reference-cited
Meanwhile in the West
An unusual density of wells for any ancient city.
Fair to say
The total number is an estimate.
Path to modern innovation
An early model of decentralised urban water supply.
References
- 1M. Jansen
- 2J. M. Kenoyer
Further reading
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