The Indus Civilization c5.79

c5.79

Judging from the painted pottery found in these frontier towns and in their vicinity, they evidently date from the Indus Valley period. And from them it is clear that stone was used for building where it was readily procurable, and where, perhaps, neither suitable clay nor fuel could be obtained for making the burnt bricks that are so prominent a feature of the cities situated on the alluvium of the riverine plains.