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Indus Valley Civilization - Rolf Gross

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of the most important early cities of South Asia and the <strong>Indus</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> <strong>Civilization</strong>.Mohenjo Daro was one of the world's(?) first cities and contemporaneous with ancientEgyptian and Mesopotamian civilizations. It is sometimes referred to as "The Ancient<strong>Indus</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> Metropolis".This view shows the high western mound made up of a massive mud brick platform andbrick houses of the Harappan period ( 2600 to 1900 B. C.). On top of the Harappanstructures is a Buddhist period stupa made of mud brick that dates to the first centuryA.D."Great Bath," Mohenjo-daro.The great bath is without doubt the earliest public water tank in the ancient world. Most

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