INDIAN HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Mohenjo-daro was discovered in 1922 by R. D. Banerji, an officer of the Archaeological Survey of India, two years after major excavations had begun at Harappa, some 590 km to the north.

Detailed explanation-2: -Years after the Indus Valley civilisation declined, two archaeologists, Dayaram Sahni and R.D. Banerjee, led the excavations at Harappa and Mohenjo-daro respectively. They found whole cities buried there with seals, artifacts, and buildings.

Detailed explanation-3: -Under the guidance of Sir John Marshall, 1, 500 sites were excavated. Two archaeologists, Dayaram Sahni and R.D. Banerjee led the excavations at Harappa and Mohenjo-daro respectively.

Detailed explanation-4: -Banerji had discovered Mohenjo-daro, the oldest and best preserved settlement of what we now call the Harappan Culture or the Indus Valley Civilization.

Detailed explanation-5: -Archaeologists first visited Mohenjo Daro in 1911. Several excavations occurred in the 1920s through 1931. Small probes took place in the 1930s, and subsequent digs occurred in 1950 and 1964. The ancient city sits on elevated ground in the modern-day Larkana district of Sindh province in Pakistan.