Almost every house unit at Mohenjo-daro was equipped with a private bathing area with drains to take the dirty water out into a larger drain that emptied into a sewage drain. Many of these bathing areas had water tight floors to keep moisture from seeping into the other rooms nearby or below.

2016年5月28日 · Many of the buildings at Mohenjo-daro had two or more stories. Water from the roof and upper storey bathrooms was carried through enclosed terracotta pipes or open chutes that emptied out onto the street, such as this one on a house in DK-G Area.

Great Bath, ancient structure at Mohenjo-daro, Pakistan, an archaeological site featuring ruins of the Indus civilization. The Great Bath dates to the 3rd millennium bce and is believed to have been used for ritual bathing.

The Great Bath is one of the best-known structures among the ruins of the Harappan Civilization, excavated at Mohenjo-daro in present-day Sindh province of Pakistan. [1][2][3] Archaeological evidence indicates that the Great Bath was built in the third millennium BCE, soon after the raising of the "citadel" mound on which it is located.

The Great Bath of Mohenjo-Daro The people of Mohenjo-Daro apparently practiced ritual bathing. Evidence of this is one of the more iconic images of Mohenjo-Daro, the Great Bath. The Great Bath is a pool built of mud bricks and is 39 feet long, 23 feet wide, and around 8 feet deep.

2023年11月13日 · The Great Bath stands as an incredible structure in Mohenjo-daro, a UNESCO World Heritage Site located in modern-day Pakistan. Thought to have been used for ritual bathing purposes and showing evidence of Indus Valley civilization’s …

Mohenjo-Daro had the first public water tank in the ancient world known as the "Great Bath". Many scholars believe that the water in this tank was used for religious functions to purify or renew the well being of the bathers while some say it was just used for hygienic purposes.

2020年10月6日 · Mohenjo-daro is one of the best-known cities of the Indus Valley Civilization. In the city, there was a great public bath, surrounded by a courtyard, with steps leading down into it. Original image by Benny Lin. Uploaded by Ibolya Horváth, published on 06 October 2020.

2024年9月27日 · Its impressive design includes a water-tight pool measuring about 12 meters by 7 meters and features wide staircases for easy access. The structure’s purpose, believed to be for ritual bathing, showcases the cultural and social significance attributed to water in …

2020年5月21日 · The Great Bath of Mohenjo-Daro measured almost 900 square feet, with a maximum depth of around 8 feet. It was constructed of fine brickwork, with a pool floor made of three layers: sawed brick set in gypsum mortar, then bitumen sealer, followed by another layer of sawed brick and gypsum mortar.