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Plan of an Indus Valley Civilization citadel and town

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CollectionsArthur Llewellyn Basham
Title: Plan of an Indus Valley Civilization citadel and town
Author(s): Wheeler, Mortimer
Keywords: Indus Valley Civilization;maps/plans;book scan
Series/Report no.: Basham Collection
Description: Shows main outline of citadel and annexe (KLB-1) and adjacent town (KLB-2), both still being excavated in 1967, Mound KLB-1 was originally the site of a fortified pre-Harappan settlement, Subsequently re-fortified by the Harappans on rhomboidal plan, with mud-brick walls and towers enclosing a series of 4-6 mud-brick platforms, some of which seem to have carried ritual structures, KLB-2 was from the beginning a Harappan settlement, with a grid-plan and apparently fortifications
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/1885/162809
Other Identifiers: ANUA 682-23

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