The Indus Civilization c4.21

c4.21

It now seems certain that Mohenjo-daro was attacked by enemies during one period at least of its later history. The identity of these enemies has not yet been definitely established, but the writer is strongly inclined to the view that they came from Baluchistan, which was probably, as it was up to a hundred years ago, the home of turbulent and war-like tribes. The foothills of the Khirthar Range, which lie on the borders of Baluchistan, are only some forty miles distant from the city of Mohenjo-daro, whence they are clearly visible during the cold weather, though for the greater part of the year they are veiled in a haze of dust and heat. It is probable that these tribes only became a danger to Mohenjo-daro in later years, when the decline of the city laid it open to attack, for the skeletons described above were, without exception, unearthed in the latest levels.