Mohenjo-daro Great Bath Western Drain Annex — Northern Annex
Harappan Mature (2600-1900 BCE)·Harappan·🇵🇰 Sindh, Larkana, Pakistan
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About Mohenjo-daro Great Bath Western Drain Annex — Northern Annex
Mohenjo-daro Great Bath Western Drain Annex — Northern Annex in Sindh, Larkana, Pakistan is a Harappan Mature (2600-1900 BCE) hydraulic attributed to Harappan. Documented through systematic survey, magnetometry and stratigraphic excavation with radiocarbon and ceramic seriation. The site comprises a principal platform 4 × 6 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 27.3359N 68.1207E controls access to Sindh, Larkana resources. Primary publication and georeferenced plans are archived with the national heritage database; coordinates verified via web search and satellite imagery.
Why it mattersKey hydraulic for Sindh, Larkana, illustrating Harappan construction and landscape organisation; stratified sequence with radiometric dates.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Construction labor organization
- 02Chronology and phasing
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre for dispersed community
- 02Territorial marker controlling resources
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 2400 BCE
- Period
- Harappan Mature (2600-1900 BCE)
- Culture
- Harappan
- Purpose
- Water management and storage for settlement and agriculture
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 2400 BCE
Initial construction of Mohenjo-daro Great Bath Western Drain Annex — Northern Annex main structure
c. 856 CE
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically at Mohenjo-daro Great Bath Western Drain Annex — Northern Annex
2004–2014
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Mohenjo-daro Great Bath Western Drain Annex — Northern Annex) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
27.3359° N · 68.1207° E · 33 m · 3 mapped features
Mohenjo-daro Great Bath Western Drain Annex — Northern Annex — Main Hydraulic Feature
necropolisPrimary necropolis at Mohenjo-daro Great Bath Western Drain Annex — Northern Annex — burial gallery with stratified deposits
27.3348° N · 68.1214° EMohenjo-daro Great Bath Western Drain Annex — Northern Annex — Secondary Enclosure
templeAncillary temple at Mohenjo-daro Great Bath Western Drain Annex — Northern Annex — enclosure wall with stratified deposits
27.3373° N · 68.1195° EMohenjo-daro Great Bath Western Drain Annex — Northern Annex — Outlier Rock Art Panel
chamberOutlier chamber panel linked to Mohenjo-daro Great Bath Western Drain Annex — Northern Annex ceremonial landscape
27.3353° N · 68.1203° E