MOen-jo-Daro....!!
This old city is a distance of about 30 kilometers from Larkana. Moen-jo-Daro means " Mound of the dead". The excavations at the mounds reveal that moen-jo-Daro was once a great city.The Roads and Streets were clean, straight and wide. Buildings were well-constructed. Houses were built of baked bricks and stucco.......!!
Lime was not in much use. There were separate rooms for living, slepping, bathing, and cooking. Normally , there were baths and well in big houses. At one place, the ruins of the Great Bath have been found. The city had a sewerage system to drain out the dirty water....................!!
Moen-jo-Daro was a fertile and green area. The people knew how to till the land. They were fond of breeding of cows, bulls, and buffalos. They had plenty of gold, silver, and copper. They made beautiful ornaments.
Their earthen and stone pottery speaks of their high skills. Figurines and toys have also been found. The image of a Dancing Gigl is very graceful and praisewortthy. Spinning wheels found in the area show that the people knew how to spin and make cloth. Their images show that they did not know the art of sewing. Their dress was short .....!!
Weaponslike sword, axe, arrow and spear have been found. They had stone mills to grind wheat..........................!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by Muhammad Basharat
Sources:
Social studies book Sindh Text Book Board Jamshoro(9th class)
