Question
Which town of the Indus Valley Civilisation literally means 'mound of the dead'?
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Option b: Mohenjo-daro
The correct answer is Mohenjo-daro
- Mohenjo Daro, or "Mound of the Dead" is an ancient Indus Valley Civilization city that flourished between 2600 and 1900 BCE. The site was discovered in the 1920s and lies in Pakistan's Sindh province.
Additional information:
- Along with Harappa, Mohenjo Daro is the best-known site of the bronze age (3300 BC to 1200 BC) urban civilization.
- It flourished in the Indus Valley between roughly 3,300 BC and 1,300 BC, with its ‘mature’ phase spanning the period 2,600 BC to 1,900 BC.
- Civilization went into decline in the middle of the second millennium BC for reasons that are believed to include catastrophic climate change.
- Excavation of Mohenjo Daro was started in 1920 and continued in phases until 1964-65, even now only a small part of the site has been excavated.
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