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title: Excavation Site at Mohenjo-daro
author: Grjatoi
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2130/excavation-site-at-mohenjo-daro/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Excavation Site at Mohenjo-daro

_Authored by Grjatoi_

## Image File

[![Excavation Site at Mohenjo-daro](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/2130.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/2130.jpg)

## Image Caption

Ruins of Mohenjo-daro in present-day Sindh, Pakistan, one of the largest settlements of the ancient [Indus Valley Civilization](https://www.worldhistory.org/Indus_Valley_Civilization/). Mohenjo-daro is one of the world's earliest major urban settlements, contemporaneous with the civilizations of ancient [Egypt](https://www.worldhistory.org/egypt/), [Mesopotamia](https://www.worldhistory.org/Mesopotamia/), and [Crete](https://www.worldhistory.org/crete/). The [city](https://www.worldhistory.org/city/) was abandoned around 1800 BCE and rediscovered in 1922 CE.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Grjatoi. (2013, November 08). Excavation Site at Mohenjo-daro. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2130/excavation-site-at-mohenjo-daro/>
### Chicago
Grjatoi. "Excavation Site at Mohenjo-daro." *World History Encyclopedia*, November 08, 2013. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2130/excavation-site-at-mohenjo-daro/>.
### MLA
Grjatoi. "Excavation Site at Mohenjo-daro." *World History Encyclopedia*, 08 Nov 2013, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2130/excavation-site-at-mohenjo-daro/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mohenjo-daro.jpg) by [**Grjatoi**](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mohenjo-daro.jpg). Submitted by [Cristian Violatti](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/violatti/ "User Page: Cristian Violatti"), published on 08 November 2013. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.