Sunday, May 29, 2016

The Mystery Of Mohenjo-Daro

Our planet contains a few secrets and mankind is constantly in struggle of solving them. Huge amounts of years have passed because the inception with this world many civilizations and people have actually passed before us some of that are known some aren't. Great settlements abruptly stumbled on an end in a way which there is no-one to suggest correctly. Time is quite brutal anything can stop but time never stops for anyone. The ruins of a great town that we am going to talk about will be the proof of this decisiveness of time.



Mohenjo-Daro which means "Mound of dead" is the title that will be provided to the ruins of a city located in south of Pakistan. It is associated with the ancient Indus valley civilization and is thought to be certainly one of its largest settlements. Mohenjo-Daro is also thought to be among the earliest urban civilizations of the world. The ruins regarding the town had been rediscovered in 1922. Archaeological data says that the city ended up being occupied by inhabitants until 19 century BC. Who inhabited the city within the third millennium? Why it was vacated? The responses to these questions continue to be a mystery.

The archeological information which is found from Mohenjo-Daro indicates that the town had a well-planned drainage system along with roads, there have been bathrooms and wells contained in nearly every household.

Just what is really surprising that no indications which will show that any central government or ruler such as a master or queen ended up being give retain the affairs for the city precisely have already been discovered yet, the data reveal that the city was truly maintained and was in appreciable form cleanliness and ethical values were essentially present, the city had well managed system of trade. Wealth associated with the town is clear by the artifacts discovered such as for example gold beads, ivory, carnelian and structure made of baked bricks. Some indications of something which are often thought to be the pioneer of modern banking system are also found. Furthermore no direct link to any current faith which was practiced by its inhabitants was detected. The continues to be of a pool have now been discovered which is called "Great Bath" this is the only framework which is often related to a temple.

One of many items found is known as the "Dancing Girl" it is the statue of a nude female.

Another interesting artifact could be the sculpture of a seated male whom looks like a priest therefore is also called now as "Priest King" is located from a building which had decorative stone work although no king ever ruled the town.

A number of other things like copper made tools, seals, gold, precious jewelry and toys have been found.

Therefore the question arises that exactly what triggered the downfall of such a well-planned civilization. Different archeologists offer different explanations some say outstanding flood destroyed the town but no such proof is detected. The real cause remains unknown.

All this make me think that if such a settlement like Mohenjo-Daro can end in such a dramatic manner without the definite traced cause then just how can we state that we can not. Is this an all natural event?  There were people before us and you will see people after us will me meet with the same end because the folks of Mohenjo-Daro? No one understands.


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