Saturday, July 18, 2009
You are to gather at least 3 more images taken by historians/archaelogists of bulidings/sturctures/artifacts found in the Indus Valley Civilisation.
Name then and explain its' possible usuage by the people in that civilisation.
They used timber to create the flat roofs of their buildings, there are brick stairways leading to the roofs of many houses, suggesting that roofs were used as recreational areas - as in early Anatolia. Houses were of various sizes, some were small, and others were large with interior courtyards and indoor bathrooms. Several craftsman workshops have been found, such as metalworking, carpentry, and shell-working.
The Great Bath:used for religious bathing.
Due to these ancient distillation furnaces, Indians pioneered the zinc extraction for the first time anywhere in the world.
Also residents of Mohenjo-daro used underground furnaces (hypocaust), possibly for heated bathing.
Name then and explain its' possible usuage by the people in that civilisation.
They used timber to create the flat roofs of their buildings, there are brick stairways leading to the roofs of many houses, suggesting that roofs were used as recreational areas - as in early Anatolia. Houses were of various sizes, some were small, and others were large with interior courtyards and indoor bathrooms. Several craftsman workshops have been found, such as metalworking, carpentry, and shell-working.
The Great Bath:used for religious bathing.The earliest furnace was excavated at Balakot, a site of the Indus Valley Civilization, dating back to its mature phase (c. 2500-1900 BCE).
The furnace was most likely used for the manufacturing of ceramic objects.
Also residents of Mohenjo-daro used underground furnaces (hypocaust), possibly for heated bathing.
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