Look down as well as up

By Ancient South Asian cities · myAudience

myAudience · AI-generated illustration · Original generated illustration; not documentary evidence

Drains, streets and domestic structures can reveal how a settlement worked. At Moenjodaro, the urban fabric matters alongside prominent buildings. Ask where water might move and how neighboring spaces relate, while avoiding claims about a single plan for every Indus city. An archaeological description supports discussion of surviving structures; it cannot show every household’s daily routine or explain every social institution.

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