Mohenjo-daro’s sewers

Mughal, M.A.Z.

Mohenjo-daro’s sewers

Mughal, M.A.Z.

Authors

M.A.Z. Mughal

Contributors

Kevin Murray McGeough
Editor

Abstract

Almost all historians today regard the sewage system of Mohenjo-daro as the largest and best-built sanitation system among contemporary urban centers. It is easily comparable with present-day drainage systems of South Asian countries such as Pakistan, India, and Bangladesh. Even today in most of Pakistan and India the same model of drainage is followed what was used in Mohenjo-daro. This indicates the advanced engineering and urban planning of the Indus Valley civilization.

Citation

Mughal, M. (2011). Mohenjo-daro’s sewers. In K. M. McGeough (Ed.), World history encyclopedia (121-122). ABC-CLIO

Publication Date	Jan 1, 2011
Deposit Date	Jul 10, 2013
Publicly Available Date	Jul 11, 2013
Pages	121-122
Series Number	3
Book Title	World history encyclopedia.
ISBN	9781851099290
Keywords	Indus valley civilization, Pakistan, South Asia, Mohenjo-daro, ancient city planning, sewers, environmental history
Publisher URL	http://ebooks.abc-clio.com/print.aspx?isbn=9781851099344&id=A1725C-1520

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Photo 'Great Bath at Mohenjo-daro' courtesy of Jonathan Mark Kenoyer, Harappa Archaeological Research Project (HARP) http://www.harappa.com/indus/induscopy.html.