Mohenjo Daro came to limelight after 1922 when R.D. Banerji, an officer of the Archeological Survey of India discovered it. Latter, John Marshall, K.N. Dilkshit, Ernest Mackay and numerous other officers of Archeological Survey carried out excavations through 1930s. At the moment, further excavations are banned due to problems related to conservation of the exposed site. The last project of excavation was carried out in 1964-65 by Dr. G. F. Dales.
History
Mohenjo Daro was built around 2600 and abandoned around 1700 BC. This city belongs to Indus Valley Civilization (IVC); the other name of this Civilization is the “Harappan Civilization”. The Indus Valley Civilization is considered as one of the very [read more]
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Nice , refreshed our memories —
Thank you Shaheryar Ali.