[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Archaeology, epigraphy and coins](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy) › [The Indus Civilization](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.mackay-1935) › c5.39 # The Indus Civilization c5.39 The Indus Civilization c5.39 - **Language:** English ### [c5.39](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.mackay-1935.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. - [Previous: c5.38](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.mackay-1935.c5.38) - [Next: c5.40](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.mackay-1935.c5.40) - [Up: c5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.mackay-1935.c5) ## Cites (1) - [Mohenjo-daro](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.site.mohenjo-daro) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.mackay-1935.c5.39](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.mackay-1935.c5.39) · Pramāṇa