History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. v1.c30.s3.17
History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. v1.c30.s3.17
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Kot Diji in Sind (Pakistan) has preserved a pre-Harappan fortification used by or rebuilt by the Harappans (Khan, 1958) The pre-Harappan residential buildings were set against the ramparts, the latter often served as the back wall of the houses. This pattern at Kot Diji was of common occurrence at a number of Anatolian and West Asian sites of the same date (Clarke and Piggot, 1965, pp. 203-205). Very probably the Harappans followed this time-honoured practice in their citadels also.