The Indus Civilization c5.36

c5.36

Although most of the cooking was done in the courtyards—to be described later in this chapter—the houses also contained small kitchens, where the fuel was placed upon a raised platform of brick. One kitchen found in a large establishment was more elaborate in construction, for in the floor was a series of brick channels to contain fuel, over which the cooking utensils were placed. Such an arrangement is still to be seen in India, where cooking is done for a large number of people.