Mohenjo-daro is an archaeological site in the province of Sindh, Pakistan.
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12 Facts About Mohenjo-daro
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Mohenjo-daro was abandoned in the 19th century BCE as the Indus Valley Civilization declined, and the site was not rediscovered until the 1920s.
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Mohenjo-daro was the most advanced city of its time, with remarkably sophisticated civil engineering and urban planning.
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Mohenjo-daro has a planned layout with rectilinear buildings arranged on a grid plan.
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Mohenjo-daro had no series of city walls, but was fortified with guard towers to the west of the main settlement, and defensive fortifications to the south.
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Location of Mohenjo-daro was built in a relatively short period of time, with the water supply system and wells being some of the first planned constructions.
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John Marshall, another archeologist at Mohenjo-daro, described the figure as "a young girl, her hand on her hip in a half-impudent posture, and legs slightly forward as she beats time to the music with her legs and feet.
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Mohenjo-daro wears an armband, and a cloak with drilled trefoil, single circle and double circle motifs, which show traces of red.
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Preservation work for Mohenjo-daro was suspended in December 1996 after funding from the Pakistani government and international organizations stopped.
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Mohenjo-daro has a hot desert climate with extremely hot summers and mild winters.
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