Mohenjo-Daro and the Indus civilization: being an official account of archaeological excavations at Mohenjo-Daro carried out by the Government of India between the years 1922 ad 1927, edited by Sir John Marshall

A Probsthain • London • Published In 1931 • Pages:

By: Marshall, John Hubert, Mackay, Ernest John Henry, Hargreaves, H. (Harold), Sahni, Rai Bahadur Daya Ram, Gadd, C. J. (Cyril John), Smith, Sidney, Langdon, Stephen, Ullah, Muhammad Sana, Coulson, Arthur Lennox, Hemmy, A.S., Sewell, R. B. Seymour (Robert Beresford Seymour), Guha, B. S. (Biraja Sankar), Pascoe, E. H. (Edwin Hall), Plenderleith, H. J. (Harold James).

Abstract

This volume provides a detailed account of the excavations and findings for the 1922-1927 field seasons at Mohenjo-Daro. During these early years of the project few of the lower levels were reached, so coverage pertains largely to the Late and Intermediate periods. Many archaeologists participated, including ones from the Archaeological Survey of India, and other experts provide studies of the Indus script, the chemistry of the metals and ceramics, the weights, the fauna, and the human remains.

HRAF PubDate

2017

Region

Asia

Sub Region

South Asia

Evaluation

Creator Type

Archaeologist

Document Rating

4: Excellent Secondary Data

5: Excellent Primary Data

Analyst

Sarah Berry; 2016

Field Date

1922-1927

Coverage Date

5000-3900 BP

Coverage Place

Mohenjo-daro, Sindh, Pakistan

Notes

Edited by Sir John Marshall

I. Preface, by Sir J. Marshall. Books cited (p. xxi-xxv). The country, climate, and rivers, by Sir J. Marshall. The site and it excavation, by Sir J. Marshall. The buildings, by Sir J. Marshall. Other antiquities and art, by Sir J. Marshall. Religion, by Sir J. Marshall. Disposal of the dead, by Sir J. Marshall. Extent of the Indus civilization, by Sir J. Marshall. The age and authors of the Indus civilization, by Sir J. Marshall. The stūpa area, by Sir J. Marshall. SD area, by E. Mackay. L area, by E. Mackay. HR area, by H. Hargreaves. HR area (continued), by Daya Ram Sahni. VS area, by Daya Ram Sahni. DK area, by E. Mackay. Architecture and masonry, by E. Mackay. Plain and painted pottery with tabulation, by E. Mackay. Figurines and model animals, by E. Mackay. Statuary, by E. Mackay. Plates I-XIV.--II. Faince and stone vessels, by E. Mackay. Seals, seal impressions, and copper tablets, with tabulation, by E. Mackay. Sign-list of early Indus script: pt. I. Some external features of writing, by C.J. Gadd. pt. II. Mechanical nature of the early Indus writing, by S. Smith. The Indus script, by S. Langdon. Household objects, tools, and implements, by E. Mackay. Copper and bronze utensils and other objects: pt. I. Sources and metallurgy of copper and its alloys, by Muhammad Sana Ullah. pt. II. Technique and description of metal vessels, tools, implements, and other objects, by E. Mackay. Personal ornaments, by E. Mackay, with Appendix by A.L. Coulson. Games and toys, by E. Mackay. Ivory, shell, faience, and other objects of technical interest, by E. Mackay. System of weights at Mohenjo-Daro by A. S. Hemmy. Human remains, by Colonel R. B. Seymour Sewell. Zoological remains, by Colnel R. B. Seumour Sewell and Dr. B. S. Guha. Minerals an metals, by Sir Edwin Pascoe. Appendice I. Notes and analyses, by Muhammad Sana Ullah. Appendice II. Note on glazed pottery, by H. J. Plenderleith.

Includes bibliographical references (p. xxi-xxv) and index

LCCN

32009378

LCSH

Indus civilization

Excavations (Archaeology)--Pakistan

Mohenjo-Daro Site (Pakistan)

Pakistan--Antiquities