Indus valley civilization

Nirmal thummar

Submitted to: Ar. Jitendra menghani

Indus valley building techniques

Introduction and time line

Indus city house

Indus house arrangement

Indus valley’s street

Introduction and time lineThe Indus Valley Civilization was one of the world's first great urban civilizations. From 2600 to 1900 B.C.

The Indus Valley Civilization encompassed most of Pakistan, extending from Balochistan to Sindh, and extending into modern day Indian states of Gujarat, Rajasthan, Haryana, and Punjab, with an upward reach to Rupar on the upper Sutlej.

INDUS CITY HOUSE

An Indus Valley house was cool inside. Thick walls kept people cool in the heat of summer. Some houses had just one room. Big houses had lots of rooms arranged around a central courtyard.

There were no windows onto the main street. This kept out dust and noise. Side windows let in light and air. From a model house found at Harappa, we can see that windows may have had wooden shutters with grilles (barred openings) to let in air and light.

An Indus Valley houses and other buildings were made of sun-dried or kiln-fired mud brick. These bricks were so strong, they have stood up to thousands of years of wear.

Each house had an indoor and outdoor kitchen. The outdoor kitchen would be used when it was warmer (so that the oven wouldn’t heat up the house), and the indoor kitchen for use when it was colder.

Indus house arrangement• Granaries• A special feature of the cities of

the Indus Valley Civilization was the large granary that existed.

• As a structure it is particularly impressive, running 150 feet long, 75 feet wide and 15 feet high.

• This gave the granary an astounding 168,750 cubic feet of space.

• The granary was divided into 27 compartment in three rows.

• The granary was well ventilated and it was possible to fill grain in from outside.

• The large size of the granary probably indicates a highly devloped agricultural civilaization

• granaries was built on a massive brick foundation over 45 meters north south and 45 meters east-west.

• Two rows of six rooms that appear to be foundations are arranged along a central passageway that is about 7 meters wide

Indus valley’s street

• At MohenJo-daro narrow streets and alleyways branch off of the major streets, leading into more private neighborhoods. Many of the brick houses were two stories high, with thick walls and high ceilings to keep the rooms cool in the hot summer months .

• Mohenjo-daro stands like a chimney in their houses