Mohenjo-Daro

American

[moh-hen-joh-dahr-oh] / moʊˈhɛn dʒoʊˈdɑr oʊ /

noun

an archaeological site in Pakistan, near the Indus River: six successive ancient cities were built here.

Mohenjo-Daro British

/ məˈhɛndʒəʊˈdɑːrəʊ /

noun

an excavated city in SE Pakistan, southwest of Sukkur near the River Indus: flourished during the third millennium _bc

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Archaeologists have uncovered a large hall supported by pilasters composed of mud-brick at Mohenjo-Daro, as well as a multistory residence built around an open courtyard.

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But the roots of India’s ancient civilizations lie in the north, amid the archaeological remains of two ancient cities, Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro.

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At Mohenjo-Daro, the tank of the bath was forty feet long and twenty- three feet wide and entered by staircases on either side.

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An extensive granary for grain storage was found at Mohenjo-Daro.

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"We never found a university, with a half-million-volume library, at Harappa or Mohenjo-Daro."

From Omnilingual by Freas, Kelly

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