The Indus Civilization (Cambridge History of India, Supplementary Volume) c10.30

c10.30

Overlooked by the citadel towards the north, "Mound F", 20 ft. high, occupies an area some 300 yds. square beside the old river-bed. Considerable areas of the mound have been dug into, and three important groups of structures have been identified. Towards the south, close to the citadel, is a double range of barrack-like dwellings. Further north are remains of five rows of circular working-platforms; and beyond these is a double range of granaries on a revetted platform. The ensemble shows co-ordinated planning, and, although the methods of the excavators were not such as to yield stratigraphical evidence of the requisite intricacy, it may be supposed that the whole lay-out is approximately of one date. In other words, we have here a sufficiently clear example of cantonment-planning, significantly within the shadow of the citadel. (See plan facing p. 18.)