Harappan architecture and civil engineering /
Joshi, Jagat Pati.
Harappan architecture and civil engineering / Jagat Pati Joshi ; foreword by Gregory L. Possehl. - New Delhi : Rupa & Co. in association with Infinity Foundation, 2008. - xxxv, 218 p. : 24 cm.
"Contributions to history of Indian science and technology"--Jacket.
CONTENTS
liitroiiiictioii lo the series hy M.G.K. Menoii
Note on Jtijiiiily Foiinihlioii
Elinor's Nole
Ackiiowleiiijemeuls
Foreword by Gregory L Possebl
Prejiice
List of Abbreriiilioiis
List of Fii)i(res
1, HISTORY OF DISCOVERY, NOMENCLATURE
AND SPATIAL EXTENT
History of Discovery
Nomenclature
Spatial Extent ' .. .. .
2. ORIGINS, regional VARIABILIW^AND CHRONOLOGY
OF PRE-HARAPPAN CULTURES
Main Sites in Pakistan
Main Sites in India
3 SETTLEMENT PATTERNS
Vi ❖ CONTENTS
4. PRINCIPAL HARAPPAN SETTLEMENT TYPES 47
Cardinal Cultural Traits 47
Important Sites In Pakistan 48
1. Mohenjodaro (Fig, 4.1, 4.2) 48
2. Harappa (Fig, 4,4) 52
3. Chanhudaro 52
4. Balakot (Fig. 4.5) 54
Important Sites In India 55
1. Ropar 55
2. Alamgirpur 55
3. Kalibangan (Fig. 4.6) 57
4. Banawali (Fig. 4.7) 57
5. Lothal (Fig. 4.8) 59
6. Rangpur (Fig. 4.9) 61
7. Rojdi (Figs. 4.10-4.12) 62
8. Prabhas Patan 62
9. Desalpur 62
10. Surkotada (Figs. 4,13a &4.13b) 65
11. Dholavira (Fig. 4,14, 4.15) 67
12. Juni Kuran 69
13. Padri 69
14. Tarkhanwala Dera 70
15. Baror 7O
5. TOWN PLANNING
Citadel and Township
Fortification and Gateways
Planning of the Town
Sites in Pakistan
Streets
Drains t)
Platforms c)5
Hathmg Platforms c)5
CONTENTS ❖ vii
Houses 97
Granaries 108
6. HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING 111
Wells 113
Dams (Figs. 6.6, 6.7, 6.8 &6.9) 118
Dockyard (Figs. 6.12a,B,C, 6.13, 6.14 &6.15) 123
The Great Bath Complex At Mohenjodaro (Fig. 6.16) 127
Drains 1^^
7. RELIGIOUS ARCHITECTURE 131
Edith Shahr Complex 136
Great Bath and Bathing Platforms 136
Altars '37
8. THE BURIAL ARCHITECTURE 149
9. BUILDING TECHNOLOGY GEOMETRY, TOOLS, AND MATERIALS 157
Geometry and Technical Tools 1^"
A. Geometrical Instruments 158
B. Masons' Tools
C. Right Angles
Solar Calendars
Terracotta Hour Glass
House Building Technology
A. Foundation of Structures:
B. Masonry of Walls (Fig. 9.13)
C. Revetment of The Peripheral Wall
Building Materials
A. Mortar
B. Plaster
D. Doors And Windows
Drainage System
Kilns and Furnaces (Fig. 9,17)
Stone Architectural Pieces
10. DEURBANISED HARAPPAN SETTLEMENTS 1H5
Sindh
CAijarat and Northern Deccan 1^6
IHinjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and Western Uttar Pradesh
Bhagwanpura Sub Period la
Bhagwanpura Sub-period lb 1^9
9788129111838 (jkt.)
Architecture--History.--Pakistan--Harappa Site Region
Civil engineering--History.--Pakistan--Harappa Site Region
Architecture--History.--Indus River Valley
Civil engineering--History.--Indus River Valley
Indus civilization.
934 JOS/H
Harappan architecture and civil engineering / Jagat Pati Joshi ; foreword by Gregory L. Possehl. - New Delhi : Rupa & Co. in association with Infinity Foundation, 2008. - xxxv, 218 p. : 24 cm.
"Contributions to history of Indian science and technology"--Jacket.
CONTENTS
liitroiiiictioii lo the series hy M.G.K. Menoii
Note on Jtijiiiily Foiinihlioii
Elinor's Nole
Ackiiowleiiijemeuls
Foreword by Gregory L Possebl
Prejiice
List of Abbreriiilioiis
List of Fii)i(res
1, HISTORY OF DISCOVERY, NOMENCLATURE
AND SPATIAL EXTENT
History of Discovery
Nomenclature
Spatial Extent ' .. .. .
2. ORIGINS, regional VARIABILIW^AND CHRONOLOGY
OF PRE-HARAPPAN CULTURES
Main Sites in Pakistan
Main Sites in India
3 SETTLEMENT PATTERNS
Vi ❖ CONTENTS
4. PRINCIPAL HARAPPAN SETTLEMENT TYPES 47
Cardinal Cultural Traits 47
Important Sites In Pakistan 48
1. Mohenjodaro (Fig, 4.1, 4.2) 48
2. Harappa (Fig, 4,4) 52
3. Chanhudaro 52
4. Balakot (Fig. 4.5) 54
Important Sites In India 55
1. Ropar 55
2. Alamgirpur 55
3. Kalibangan (Fig. 4.6) 57
4. Banawali (Fig. 4.7) 57
5. Lothal (Fig. 4.8) 59
6. Rangpur (Fig. 4.9) 61
7. Rojdi (Figs. 4.10-4.12) 62
8. Prabhas Patan 62
9. Desalpur 62
10. Surkotada (Figs. 4,13a &4.13b) 65
11. Dholavira (Fig. 4,14, 4.15) 67
12. Juni Kuran 69
13. Padri 69
14. Tarkhanwala Dera 70
15. Baror 7O
5. TOWN PLANNING
Citadel and Township
Fortification and Gateways
Planning of the Town
Sites in Pakistan
Streets
Drains t)
Platforms c)5
Hathmg Platforms c)5
CONTENTS ❖ vii
Houses 97
Granaries 108
6. HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING 111
Wells 113
Dams (Figs. 6.6, 6.7, 6.8 &6.9) 118
Dockyard (Figs. 6.12a,B,C, 6.13, 6.14 &6.15) 123
The Great Bath Complex At Mohenjodaro (Fig. 6.16) 127
Drains 1^^
7. RELIGIOUS ARCHITECTURE 131
Edith Shahr Complex 136
Great Bath and Bathing Platforms 136
Altars '37
8. THE BURIAL ARCHITECTURE 149
9. BUILDING TECHNOLOGY GEOMETRY, TOOLS, AND MATERIALS 157
Geometry and Technical Tools 1^"
A. Geometrical Instruments 158
B. Masons' Tools
C. Right Angles
Solar Calendars
Terracotta Hour Glass
House Building Technology
A. Foundation of Structures:
B. Masonry of Walls (Fig. 9.13)
C. Revetment of The Peripheral Wall
Building Materials
A. Mortar
B. Plaster
D. Doors And Windows
Drainage System
Kilns and Furnaces (Fig. 9,17)
Stone Architectural Pieces
10. DEURBANISED HARAPPAN SETTLEMENTS 1H5
Sindh
CAijarat and Northern Deccan 1^6
IHinjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and Western Uttar Pradesh
Bhagwanpura Sub Period la
Bhagwanpura Sub-period lb 1^9
9788129111838 (jkt.)
Architecture--History.--Pakistan--Harappa Site Region
Civil engineering--History.--Pakistan--Harappa Site Region
Architecture--History.--Indus River Valley
Civil engineering--History.--Indus River Valley
Indus civilization.
934 JOS/H