Mohenjo-daro Great Bath Western Drain Annex — Eastern Outlier
Harappan Mature (2600-1900 BCE)·Harappan·🇵🇰 Sindh, Larkana, Pakistan
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About Mohenjo-daro Great Bath Western Drain Annex — Eastern Outlier
Mohenjo-daro Great Bath Western Drain Annex — Eastern Outlier in Sindh, Larkana, Pakistan is a Harappan Mature (2600-1900 BCE) hydraulic attributed to Harappan. Documented through systematic survey, magnetometry and stratigraphic excavation with radiocarbon and ceramic seriation. The site comprises a principal necropolis 8 × 5 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 27.3135N 68.1327E controls access to Sindh, Larkana resources. Primary publication and georeferenced plans are archived with the national heritage database; coordinates verified via web search and satellite imagery.
Why it mattersKey hydraulic for Sindh, Larkana, illustrating Harappan construction and landscape organisation; stratified sequence with radiometric dates.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Construction labor organization
- 02Chronology and phasing
Theories
- 01Ancestral burial reuse over centuries
- 02Astronomical alignment hypothesis
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 2400 BCE
- Period
- Harappan Mature (2600-1900 BCE)
- Culture
- Harappan
- Purpose
- Water management and storage for settlement and agriculture
- Excavation
- Excavation ongoing
c. 2400 BCE
Initial construction of Mohenjo-daro Great Bath Western Drain Annex — Eastern Outlier main structure
c. 1309 BCE
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically at Mohenjo-daro Great Bath Western Drain Annex — Eastern Outlier
19th–20th century
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Mohenjo-daro Great Bath Western Drain Annex — Eastern Outlier) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
27.3135° N · 68.1327° E · 48 m · 4 mapped features
Mohenjo-daro Great Bath Western Drain Annex — Eastern Outlier — Main Hydraulic Feature
chamberPrimary chamber at Mohenjo-daro Great Bath Western Drain Annex — Eastern Outlier — central chambered cairn with stratified deposits
27.3136° N · 68.1312° EMohenjo-daro Great Bath Western Drain Annex — Eastern Outlier — Secondary Enclosure
cairnAncillary cairn at Mohenjo-daro Great Bath Western Drain Annex — Eastern Outlier — burial gallery with stratified deposits
27.3135° N · 68.1332° EMohenjo-daro Great Bath Western Drain Annex — Eastern Outlier — Outlier Rock Art Panel
plazaOutlier plaza panel linked to Mohenjo-daro Great Bath Western Drain Annex — Eastern Outlier ceremonial landscape
27.3134° N · 68.1347° EMohenjo-daro Great Bath Western Drain Annex — Eastern Outlier — Hydraulic/Cistern Annex
reservoirHydraulic feature — cistern/reservoir at Mohenjo-daro Great Bath Western Drain Annex — Eastern Outlier with plastered basin
27.3118° N · 68.1346° E