Mohenjo-daro — Great Bath Western Extension

Why it mattersKey Harappan Mohenjo-daro hydraulic with stratified sequence and regional typology.

Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.

Built

c. 2600 BCE Great Bath; western rooms 2500 BCE

Period

Harappan (2600–1900 BCE)

Culture

Harappan Mohenjo-daro

Purpose

Great Bath western annex rooms — priest-college around 12 m × 7 m pool with bitumen seal

Rediscovered

Modern excavation 1988

Excavation

Excavated

1. c. 800 CE major extension

   Major expansion / refurbishment at Mohenjo-daro — Great Bath Western Extension

2. c. 2600 BCE Great Bath; western rooms 2500 BCE

   Initial construction / first occupation at Mohenjo-daro — Great Bath Western Extension

3. 2005 excavation

   Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Mohenjo-daro — Great Bath Western Extension

• Mohenjo-daro — Great Bath Western Extension — Principal Cistern

  cistern

  cistern at Mohenjo-daro — Great Bath Western Extension — subsidiary complex

  27.3251° N · 68.1359° E

• Mohenjo-daro — Great Bath Western Extension — Northern Aqueduct

  aqueduct

  aqueduct at Mohenjo-daro — Great Bath Western Extension — hydraulic feature

  27.3251° N · 68.1360° E

• Mohenjo-daro — Great Bath Western Extension — Southern Dam

  dam

  dam at Mohenjo-daro — Great Bath Western Extension — primary structure

  27.3247° N · 68.1346° E