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Site WatchSite Name: Mohenjo-daro Alternative Name: موئن جو دڙو, Mound of the DeadCountry: Pakistan
NOTE: This site is 247.209 km away from the location you searched for.
Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Latitude: 27.329200N Longitude: 68.138800E
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
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dagadd visited on 19th Mar 2013 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 5 Access: 4 A magnificent site, with an excellent guest house on site. I was able to tour it in the afternoon, go for a gentle jog as the sun rose next morning, then have another wander around after breakfast. Magnificent!
It's a huge site, the main site of the Indus Valley Civilisation, from about 2600BC to 1500BC. It hasn't been fully excavated - maybe it never will be - but what has been fully excavated has plenty if information boards and good pathways.
The city was abandoned in about 1500BC and then 'lost', as the Indus changed its course and most of the city became covered in sand and silt.
Rediscovered in 1922, with some excavation taking place then, with another significant amount of excavation taking place in the 1950's by Professor Dani and Sir Mortimer Wheeler.
The huge Stupa is the tallest item, with the Great Bath - thought to have been used for spiritual purposes - and its main drainage channel, the street pattern, the royal quarters, all very easy to see.
myf have visited here
It is thought to have had a top population of 35,000. The city was built on a planned grid and features hydraulic engineering to channel waste water to covered drains. What is thought to be a large public bath - 2m long, 7m wide and 2.4m deep - was lined with bitumen for waterproofing.
Rediscovered in 1922, it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The last major excavation was in the 1960's. Unfortunately, the city's fired and mud brick, once exposed, has been subject to continual erosion. Work today is limited to salvage archaeology and stabilization.
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