The Indus Civilization c5.45

c5.45

It must be borne in mind, however, that the descriptions of the various rooms and buildings given above apply more closely to the earlier than to the later levels of Mohenjo-daro, for the masonry shows a marked deterioration in the period prior to the abandonment of the city. To house the ever-growing population, buildings were erected where none had ever stood before, and large houses were subdivided among several families, partly because of overcrowding, probably also because it was the custom, as it still is in the East, for the married sons to bring their wives to live at home.