The Indus Civilization c5.18

c5.18

Owing to its isolation, Mohenjo-daro has been more or less immune from such spoliation for many centuries, though old bricks were in great request before the abandonment of the city. Stacks of used bricks of varying sizes have been found, all ready to be taken away and used again, a practice of which there is also some evidence at Ur. The invariable use of burnt brick supports the theory discussed elsewhere that the climate of Sind was wetter in ancient times than it is to-day. In a hot climate a house of unburnt brick would certainly have been cooler; it could also have been built at much less cost.