The architectural achievement of Mohenjodaro speaks eloquently about the architecture of the Indus Valley Civilisation in general. The architecture of the Indus valley contained almost all modern comforts and the basis for city planning was a rectangular grid form. The beautiful masonry and meticulously constructed homes indicate that the residents were extremely wealthy. The most common construction material was uniform brick. A significant portion of the population lived in

The Indus valley civilisation was first discovered in 1921 in Harappa, Punjab, and again in 1922 in Mohenjodaro, Sindh, near the Indus river, both of which are now in Pakistan. Subsequently, artefacts of the civilisation have been discovered near Sutkagen Dor, in the Arabian Sea, near Rupnagar, at the foot of the Shimla highlands, nearly 1,600 kilometres to the northeast. Later exploration showed its existence southward along India's west coast, all the way to the Gulf of K

Timeline: Bronze Age The arts of the Indus valley civilisation can be traced to the second half of the third millennium BCE – a period roughly coinciding with the Bronze Age. These art forms include sculptures, seals, pottery, gold jewellery, terracotta figures, and other forms of art that were discovered at numerous sites of the civilization along the Indus River and its tributaries. Major Sites : Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa Two of the major cities of the Indus Valley Civilizat