Ajda Mozetic 7B
May 13th
2012
Humanities
Ms. Moore
"Faceless"
Indus Valley City Puzzles Archaeologists-
By
John Roach
In 1921, archaeologists discovered the city of Mohenjo Daro and Harappa. The
most surprising things about the two cities were the fertile soil and the
amount of influence that the cities had over water. Although the cities were
well developed, something surprised archaeologists. There was no sign or evidence
of religious beliefs found. No huge monuments, temples for gods, no palaces for
kings or queens. We find it very strange that there is no evidence of who lived
in the city, who controlled it and why it was even there. We only have the
remains but all the stories behind it are hidden and wrapped into a blanket of
secrets which is why the two cities are considered “faceless”. Since there are no temples or palaces we
predict that they had no kings or queens but governments instead. The people of
Mohenjo- Daro are known to have lived in quiet a luxury. They had tools, jewelry
and tools. They also traded with many civilizations and went as far as to Mesopotamia
to sell and purchase goods and resources they needed. Instead of living in mud
houses like Egyptians and Mesopotamians they lived in nice brick houses with
courtyards. When we uncovered the city and started a detailed search we
discovered that the cities had underground canals, for water supply and to
export waste and garbage out of the city. There was so much clean water that
they used it for absolutely everything. Drinking, bathing and even farming! The
people of Mohenjo- Daro rode horse carriages which helped them gain control and
climb to the top. We still have not uncovered any evidence of language in written
form. What we have found so far is
amazing but we need to dig deeper and uncover everything that they left behind.
