Today's site of the day is Mohenjo-Daro, one of three known capitals of the Indus civilization of Pakistan and India.
Dancing girl of Mohenjo-Daro
Photo Credit: Gregory Possehl (c) 2002
The other two capitals were Harappa and Ganwerewala; only Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro have seen much excavation to date, however. The site name means "Mound of the Dead Men", but the city held a total population of close to 200,000 at its heyday, between about 2500 and 2000 BC.
Dancing girl of Mohenjo-Daro
Photo Credit: Gregory Possehl (c) 2002
The photograph with this blog entry is of an artifact found at the site by Sir Mortimer Wheeler, and called The Dancing Girl of Mohenjo-Daro. To learn more about Mohenjo-Daro and the Dancing Girl, follow the links below.
- Mohenjo-Daro (Pakistan)
- The Dancing Girl of Mohenjo-Daro
- Harappa (Pakistan)
- The Indus Civilization: A contemporary perspective, book by Gregory Possehl
- More on the Indus Civilization
Comments
Applause for choosing the site of Mohenjodaro and Harappa! Regrettably, however, your article and links are very much out of date. The most relevant sites are those of the Harappa Project led by Dr. Jonathan Kenoyer who has been the leading American expert for the past 20 years.www.mohenjodaro.net and http://www.harappa.com You may also contact him for commentary at http://www.anthropology.wisc.edu
Thanks so much for the lead! I’ll get right on it.
Kris