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The extent of ground covered by this city at successive periods is not definitely known, but it is clear that 'once it must have extended well beyond the existing limits.' Sir John Marshall, disagreeing with Mr. Mackay, asserts that the city must have been surrounded by walls. But it may be 'assumed that up to the time of its zenith Mohenjo-daro went on steadily expanding, its centre would naturally continue to occupy the elevated ground formed by earlier settlements, while its outlying parts would overflow further and further on to the plain below.¹