CIVILIZATION
INDUS VALLEY
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Question
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Bricks
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Burnt Bricks
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Stone
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Pebbles
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Detailed explanation-1: -Indus Valley civilisation had an elaborate system of urban infrastructure. It had houses in rows, road crossing each other at ninety degrees, city wide drainage system etc. The most important aspect of this infrastructure was that it was made up of burnt bricks, those which are used in modern day constructions.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Harappan buildings were built using burnt bricks. The bricks were so well baked that they lasted for thousands of years. The bricks were laid in an interlocking pattern which made the walls very strong.
Detailed explanation-3: -"The building material for the villages and cities of the IVC [Indus Valley Civilization] was predominantly mud brick. Only in the Mature phase were baked bricks used in quantity, especially for walls and floors exposed to water (Possehl, 2002; Datta, 2001).
Detailed explanation-4: -Burnt bricks were used. Sun-dried bricks were used.