The Indus Civilization c5.39

c5.39

The spill-way of many of these channels was stepped at varying angles, so that the water pouring down should not splash the passer-by in the street. It is quite evident that the people of Mohenjo-daro were proud of their drainage system, for the wall immediately round a drain-hole was often built of bricks so carefully rubbed down and fitted together that the joints are, even now, hardly visible. This excellent masonry sometimes projects slightly, and often provides a decorative feature in an otherwise blank wall.