Mohenjo-daro and the Indus civilization: being an official account of archaeological excavations at Mohenjo-Daro carried out by the government of India between the years 1922 and 1927

John Marshall

Asian Educational Services - 924 pages

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Contents

• THE COUNTRY CLIMATE AND RIVERS: 3
• THE SITE AND ITS EXCAVATION: 9
• Extent of Ancient City Conjectural position of Story of the excavations 19227: 13
• Absence of architectural decoration Excellence of House XI11 of the VS Area: 20
• Rubbishchutes Dustbins Roofs 1617 The Great Bath and connected buildings Small: 24
• Agriculture Wheat Barley Food: 27
• Dress Hair and Headdress: 33
• Nature and Value of materials: 48
• Section A Blocks 14 Paving and Well Mud Blocks 1016 Late Period Houses Water: 50
• The threefaced or threeeyed god Mahayogl: 53
• Prehistoric Lirigas in Irdus Valley and Baluchistan: 59
• Blocks 69 Waterchutes Wells Hoard of List of objects found in DK area 25361: 61
• Tree Worship Epiphany of TreeGoddess 634: 63
• DISPOSAL OF THE DEAD: 79
• Obscurity of available evidence 79 Similar Urns at HarappS: 87
• Unity in diversity of Chalcolithic Civilization 94 97100: 94
• CHAPTER VIII: 102
• Uniform character of antiquities 103 Skeletal remains at HarappS: 108
• The Mound and its excavation 113 Discovery in Chamber 27: 121
• CHAPTER X: 131
• The Great Bath Its dimensions and design 131 Chambers Passages etc at southern end Water: 142
• Objects from foundation cells 136 Structures south of Bath Blocks 3 4 and 5 H35: 159
• Section B Storage Jars Paving and Stairway 1578 Section D Pottery Dump RingStones Statuary: 165
• HR AREA: 176
• CHAPTER XIII: 187
• Houses VIVII Potterykiln and Stone Weights: 193
• Block 3 House XIV Copper Jar with bangles: 199
• Block 6 House XLVIII: 205
• Block 9 Houses LXVLXVI: 213
• CHAPTER XVI: 262
• CHAPTER XVII: 287
• Plain and Lined Pottery 287 Suspensory Jars OfferingStands History: 298
• NarrowStemmed Jars Wideshouldered Jars: 302
• Jarcovers: 308
• Knobbed Ware: 315
• CHAPTER XVIII: 338
• Animal Figurines Popular forms Bull Ram: 347
• CHAPTER XIX: 356

Bibliographic information

• Title: Mohenjo-daro and the Indus civilization: being an official account of archaeological excavations at Mohenjo-Daro carried out by the government of India between the years 1922 and 1927
• Editor: John Marshall
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Asian Educational Services
• ISBN: 8120611799, 9788120611795
• Length: 924 pages