Question

What were the peculiarities of the houses of Mohen-jo-daro?

Answer 1

Hint: Indus Valley Civilization, is referred as Harappan civilization which emerged at the banks of river Indus and spread across large parts of western India. The site was excavated by Sir Mortimer Wheeler, an British Archaeologist.

Complete answer: The earliest known urban culture of the Indian subcontinent, is The Indus Valley Civilization which appears to be about 2500–1700 BCE. The discovery of Harappa along with the city of Mohenjo-daro in 1829 CE was the first indication that any such civilization existed in India. In the 1920s during excavations of Mohenjo-daro, one of the main centres of the Indus civilization; The Great Bath was discovered. The Bath was constructed with fine brickwork and measures 897 square feet (83 square metres). The Great Bath dates to the 3rd millennium BCE, it is an ancient structure at Mohenjo-daro, Pakistan and is believed to have been used for ritual bathing.
Mohenjo-daro is one of the largest settlements of the ancient Indus Valley Civilization, it is also known as " Mound of the dead". Owing to the richness of Monuments, structures and number of Baths discovered; it has been generally regarded as a capital of an extensive state of Indus Valley Civilization. The city was well designed as most houses had small bathrooms, walls plastered with mud and the streets were well-provided with drains and sanitation. Mohenjo-daro was assumed to be divided into two sections: Citadel, which was a ceremonial headquarters of the site and Lower Town, had courtyard houses..The town planning of Mohenjo-daro was precise and mathematically planned. The discovery of toilets and lota-like jars shows the emphasis on cleanliness. The city had a grid pattern with proper streets and drainage systems reflecting the finest example of urban civic planning.

Note: The people of Indus Valley Civilization had unparalleled expertise in town planning, water management and harvesting systems as well as drainage mechanisms. Thus, it is an important landmark in the prehistory of the Indian subcontinent.