Harrapa Culture

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buildings have led archaeologists to conclude that Mohenjo-daro was once "a centre of religious or administrative life on a significant scale" (Piggott,164). Typical designs consisted of either geometric or naturalistic patterns (Sankalia 1975, 132). Archaeologically, of all the Harappa sites, Mohenjo-daro has produced some of the most convincing sculpture. If one considers the "tank" ancillary to every Hindu temple of the middle-ages, the Great Bath can easily be seen as a sacred site. The consistency of grave goods across the various settlements suggests a relative homogeneity of culture. Within the walls of the two cities, evidence of commerce has been found in the form of small, cuboid weights made of chert (Piggott, 181). Prehistory of India, New Delhi, Munishram Manoharlal Publishers, 1977. The houses seem to have been built around a central courtyard, and on two or three sides were grouped rooms of varying sizes -- including bathrooms (Piggott,168). These mounds are now ...

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