Mohenjo Daro

Mohenjo Daro

Culture,Intangible Heritage

Mohenjo Daro is the best preserved city of the great ancient culture of Indus Valley Civilization. A miniature bronze statuette of a nude female, known as "The Dancing girl" artifact found in Mohenjo daro reveals that the Indus Valley civilization is more than 4500 years old, contemporaneous with Egyptian and Mesopotamian civilizations. On the UNESCO World Heritage List, Mohenjo Daro has been listed as an archaeological site of immense historical significance. A well-planned street grid and an elaborate drainage system hint that the occupants of the ancient Indus civilization city of Mohenjo Daro were skilled urban planners with a reverence for the control of water. The Great Bath of Mohenjo Daro is referred to as the "earliest public water tank of the ancient world". The awe-inspiring archaeological site of Mohenjo Daro is nothing less than an absolutely thrilling and amazing walk through the 5,000-year-old culture.

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