The Indus Civilization c5.77

c5.77

Another aspect of the building activities of the Indus Valley people has lately been revealed by Mr. Majumdar after his examination of two sites in Sind, both in the narrow corridor between the Indus and the Baluchistan border. Here on rocky ground were two large settlements, each protected by massive stone fortifications. These two sites have not yet been thoroughly examined, but it would seem that one at least was guarded by a double wall built of rough boulders; at the other settlement the wall was built of roughly dressed blocks of stone averaging 2 × 1 × 1 feet in size. This latter fort, known as Ali Murad, commands a still much-used pass in the adjacent Kirthar Range, and its presence there provides additional proof that the Indus Valley cities were menaced by the tribes of Baluchistan.