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07/09/22 13:59 PM IST

Mohenjo-daro

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  • Pakistan’s Department of Archaeology has said that Mohenjo-Daro might be removed from the world heritage list if urgent attention to its conservation and restoration is not given.
Mohenjo-Daro 
  • Mohenjo-Daro, a group of mounds and ruins, is a 5000-year-old archaeological site located about 80 km off the city of Sukkur.
  • Known to be a model planned city of the ancient civilisation, the houses here had bathrooms, toilets and drainage systems. The sheer size of the city, and its provision of public buildings and facilities, suggest a high level of social organisation.
  • Its excavation started in 1921 and continued in phases till 1964-65. The site went to Pakistan during Partition.
  • Mohenjo-Daro is considered the most advanced city of its time, with sophisticated civil engineering and urban planning.
  • When the Indus Valley Civilisation went into sudden decline around the 19th century BC, Mohenjo-Daro was abandoned.
Source- Indian Express 

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