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Harappan architecture and civil engineering / Jagat Pati Joshi ; foreword by Gregory L. Possehl.

By: Joshi, Jagat PatiMaterial type: Text

TextPublication details: New Delhi : Rupa & Co. in association with Infinity Foundation, 2008Description: xxxv, 218 p. : 24 cmISBN: 9788129111838 (jkt.)Subject(s): Architecture -- Pakistan -- Harappa Site Region -- History | Civil engineering -- Pakistan -- Harappa Site Region -- History | Architecture -- Indus River Valley -- History | Civil engineering -- Indus River Valley -- History | Indus civilizationDDC classification: 934 JOS/H

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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

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"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

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