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Lower Part

Houses:
The stiffness and width of the walls that shows that rooms were made upward, usually
lavatories were made onto the rooves from which the pipe of the sanitation system of
malted water combines with the main pipeline. The walls were cemented by mud and
grains. The development style of mohenjodado was simple, like other civilizations here
large buildings and tombs were not built, but this guess mad us wonder that whole
building was made after a plan. This shows that the people here spend their lives with
respect. There were no windows, courtyard was used for the purpose of fresh air.

Streets and Drainage:


"Inside the major blocks, the streets [of Mohenjo-dado are not well-aligned. The walls
along the streets and lanes may pinch in on the avenues that grow narrower and
narrower, but curves are rare in the Mohenjo-dado system of roads. However, the small
streets were from the east to the west and the main pathway is wide from some places
and from where two carts can easily pass from both sides of the street there were
lanes to get dirty water and these meet with the larger lanes. A pond that made before
the water was mixed with the large lane. This pond was cleaned at intervals.

Wells:
Firm bricks had been used to built the wells in some houses these well are made in
such a way that the family could drink water from here and could be used too in the
street outside. This kind of well was divided into two parts by building it with the outer
wall. and a wall built between the well so that the secrecy remains there and people of
family could collect it. All wells were in a circular shape, however from some places oval
shaped wells were also been discovered. it is thought that these wells were covered
and there was a bricked floor around them to avoid slippery. After knowing all these,
shortly we can say that the building description showed that these people led simple
lives and were hygienic.
Stamps:
These stamps were found in thousands of numbers and their size was about 3/4- 1/1/4 inches
and having a squared or rectangle shape. It was thought that writing style was related to the
owner of the stamp. Stamps were made with soft stones that were available in different colors.
The stone was cut and with a knife it was given a shape of rectangle or square and then craving
was done on it with help of little tools. In this way design was stimulated above the surface.
these stamps had different meanings. UNICORN is an animal found on the stamps, it is an
delusional animal whose body is like a bull and have horns on its head

Pottery:
Three pieces of the same utensil have been found from Harappa, in which designs have
been divided by using different cheque designs. One part has a tree on it while other
has a bird and the third one has a man and a child who have their hands up and fishes
and birds are made aside them.
Example:
• These utensils were of many kinds. they included small, large, household and
different eve utensils. Some small utensils are also found that were used as
perfume bottle.
• This utensil was of a beautiful jar shape. Its upper mouth is narrow and wide from
bottom from the circular shape of this utensil there was a picture of a swamp
deer. This is a plate like utensil there is a deer picture on it and have three
flowers pictures around it, it is a local plate used for eating purpose.

Jewellery:
Jewels were dug inside wall or under the earth. A precious wreath has been found
from a box. This wreath has diamonds and beads of blue color were weaved in a string
with delicacy and neatly. Along with this wreath many rings and ear rings are found too.
The other ornaments include bangles, chokers, long pendant necklaces, rings, earrings,
conical hair ornaments, and broaches. Such ornaments were never buried with the
dead, but were passed on from one generation to the next

Burial:
After the digging process of the Sindh valley it was known that bodies were dug in a
different way. Many graves were found where household appliances like utensils and
jewels were found along with the skeletons. Moreover, they placed the bodies in fresh
air. Burials were generally placed in an oval or rectangular pit, sometimes lined with
mud bricks or containing a wooden coffin, whose wood usually survives only as a stain.
The body was laid fully extended on its back, with the head to the north, feet to the
south, the direction associated in later Indian religion with the Land of the Dead

Sculptures:
• A statue of lime has been found whose length was about 8-1/2 inches. The
statue of the pious man has been found from Mohenjo-dado. It was made from
soft stone. In this a man was figured upto his head, and was about 7 inches long.
The statue has been related with religion. A band kind of thing is tied on it in
which there was a circular hole.
• The Dancing girl this statue was made in brass and is about 4-1/2 inches long.
Its feet were broken from the ankles, right hand is placed on right and left on the
left. The leg that was shown on front has the left hand on it. The left arm is
completely covered with bangles, wreaths were on the neck, where hair of head
are tied backwards however, the face gestures were bad and fat but the body is
slim. The modeling has been done in a great way.

• Mother goddess this statue differs from the first because it has legs and a crown
like thing on the head has lanterns on both sides from which maybe oil be
poured. The small patches of mud have been used to make jewellery by pasting
them, though instead of eyes there were two round pieces lips were made on the
same way, a cloth was tied around the back. The arm of the statue has been
broken.

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