WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Great Bath dates to the 3rd millennium BCE, it is an ancient structure at Mohenjo-daro, Pakistan and is believed to have been used for ritual bathing. Mohenjo-daro is one of the largest settlements of the ancient Indus Valley Civilization, it is also known as “ Mound of the dead".

Detailed explanation-2: -Until now, Mohenjo-daro in Pakistan was considered the largest among the 2, 000 Harappan sites known to exist in India, Pakistan and Afghanistan. A recent report by the Archaeological Survey of India claims that Haryana’s Bhirrana is the oldest Harappan site and Rakhigarhi the biggest Harappan site in Asia.

Detailed explanation-3: -Granary was the largest building of Mohenjodaro.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Great Bath is part of a large citadel complex that was found in the 1920s during excavations of Mohenjo-daro, one of the main centres of the Indus civilization. The bath is built of fine brickwork and measures 897 square feet (83 square metres).

Detailed explanation-5: -The civilizations of the Indus Valley were among the earliest in the world to become settled or ‘urban’. There are four principal settlements known to archaeologists today; Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa, in Pakistan, and Lothal and Kalibangan in western India.