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Mohenjo-daro: Situated on the right bank of the Indus in Larkana district (Sindh: Pakistan). The city has a parallelogram shaped citadel 50 feet high and the lower town. The city had 12 blocks extending over 1.5 km. Granary and Great Bath are situated on the citadel. Great Bath measures 17×7×2.5m. It has the distinction of remarkable water proofing device using bitumen. Bricks are set on edge in gypsum, below the bricks was a damp-proof course of bitumen held by further wall of bricks. Sanitation methods are mentioned separately. (Marshall, 1931).