The city was divided into two main sections. It was a wealthy city where the elite had much more land, larger houses and a better standard of living than the rest of the citizens. Source: Wikipediaįired and mortared bricks were used to construct buildings in Mohenjo-daro, which also led to the building of superstructures. However, the artifacts discovered from the city are excellent in design and raw build that they've even stood the test of time. Surprisingly, the city did not have any huge palaces, temples, or monuments either. A sort of old-school democracy, so to speak. Historians suggest that the city was perhaps governed as a city-state, by elected officials. Unlike ancient India, where religion dominated every sphere of life, Mohenjo-daro does not show any evidence of religious governance or a monarchy, for that matter. In fact, chickens were reared not as food but as as sacred animals. But, according to the interpretation of a prominent historian, Iravatham Mahadevan, its original name could have been Kukkutarma, as cock-fighting may have been a religiously significant activity in the city. While Mohenjo-daro is a fairly new name given the city, (which actually means Mound of The Dead Men) its original name is still unknown. Not too different from today's sewage system, huh? Almost every house in Mohenjo-daro had a private bathing area with drains which rerouted dirty water out into a larger drain, which then emptied into a proper sewage drain to be disposed of. Just a mental note, this is the correct way to spell 'Mohenejo-daro', not how the film decided to spell it. Imagine a city around 4500 years old, with incredibly well-planned street grids and an elaborate drainage system. No doubt that the citizens of this ancient city were excellent urban planners. Mohenjo-daro, the largest city of the Harappan civilisation lies on the west of the Indus river, in the Sindh province of Pakistan. Regarded as one of the earliest human settlements in the world, the Indus Valley civilisation extended from present day northern Afghanistan to Pakistan and the north-western parts of India. A lot of archaeologists have had many differing theories but none of them have come to a concrete conclusion. How did this great civilisation come to an abrupt end? No one knows for sure. But, one startling mystery is still left unanswered. During various site excavations, archaeologists were left highly impressed with the intricately designed artifacts and the advanced and systemic management of the city. Since the city is so old, much of what they built was lost to the winds of time and a huge chunk of what is arguably, the most important civilization in our country in terms of technological advancement, was lost forever. The Harappan civilisation or the Indus Valley civilisation still remains a big question for historians, due to very little evidence remaining at excavation sites. Long ago, when mankind was still in its infancy, there existed a civilisation with well planned cities and advanced municipal sanitation, where trade was the main occupation of its people and where they were ahead of the rest of the planet by a large margin.