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Updated:Apr 23, 2026
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The Great Bath and Ritual Architecture at Mohenjo-daro (c. 2600–1900 BCE)

The Great Bath and Ritual Architecture at Mohenjo-daro (c. 2600–1900 BCE)

  2. Great Bath constructed in the 3rd millennium BCE

    Labels: Great Bath, Mohenjo-daro

  3. Waterproofed brick tank with bitumen sealing

    Labels: Bitumen Sealing, Brick Tank

  4. Formal access: twin staircases and surrounding rooms

    Labels: Staircases, Surrounding Rooms

  5. Great Bath’s canonical dimensions recorded

    Labels: Great Bath, Bath Dimensions

  6. Water supply from nearby well and controlled drainage

    Labels: Water Well, Drainage System

  7. Ritual interpretation: communal purification bathing

    Labels: Ritual Bathing, Communal Purification

  8. Urban decline begins as Mature Harappan wanes

    Labels: Urban Decline, Mature Harappan

  9. Banerji identifies Mohenjo-daro’s antiquity (1919–1920)

    Labels: R D, ASI Discovery

  10. Major excavations begin under Dikshit (1924–1925)

    Labels: K N, Excavations 1924

  11. Marshall-led excavations intensify (1925–1926)

    Labels: John Marshall, Excavations 1925

  12. 1930s excavations expand understanding of city layout

    Labels: Ernest Mackay, 1930s Excavations

  13. Postwar excavations resume under Wheeler (1945)

    Labels: Mortimer Wheeler, Postwar Excavations

  14. Dales leads last major excavation campaign (1964–1965)

    Labels: George F, 1964 Campaign

  15. Excavations largely halted to prevent weathering damage

    Labels: Excavation Halt, Conservation Policy

  16. UNESCO inscribes Mohenjo-daro as World Heritage (1980)

    Labels: UNESCO Listing, World Heritage

  17. Non-invasive surveys document architecture (1980s)

    Labels: Non-invasive Survey, Michael Jansen

  18. 2022 floods and rains intensify conservation concerns

    Labels: 2022 Floods, Conservation Concern