Sanitation of the Indus Valley Civilisation

Great Bath, Mohenjo-daro.
A water well in Lothal.
Dholavira Sophisticated Water Reservoir

The ancient Indus Valley Civilisation of South Asia, including current day Pakistan and Northwest India, was prominent in hydraulic engineering, and had many water supply and sanitation devices that were the first of their kind.

Among other things, they contain the world's earliest known system of flush toilets. These existed in many homes, and were connected to a common sewerage pipe. Most houses also had private wells. City walls functioned as a barrier against floods.

Lothal was a port at the Arabian Sea with a dockyard.

Mohenjo-daro

Mohenjo-daro, located in Sindh, Pakistan is one of the best excavated and studied settlements from this civilisation. The Great Bath might be the first of its kind in the pre-historic period. This ancient town had more than 700 wells, and most houses in Mohenjo-daro had at least one private well.[1]

Dholavira

Dholavira, located in Gujarat, India, had a series of water storing tanks and step wells, and its water management system has been called "unique".[2] Dholavira had at least five baths, the size of one is comparable with the Great Bath of Mohenjo-daro.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Singh, Upinder (2008). A history of ancient and early medieval India : from the Stone Age to the 12th century. New Delhi: Pearson Education. pp. 151–155. ISBN 978-81-317-1120-0.
  2. ↑ Singh, Upinder (2008). A history of ancient and early medieval India : from the Stone Age to the 12th century. New Delhi: Pearson Education. p. 155. ISBN 978-81-317-1120-0.
  3. ↑ harappa., com. "Ancient Indus Valley Sites". Harappa.com. Harappa.com. Archived from the original on 2013-06-30. Retrieved 4 July 2012.


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