Transcription: In the early third millennium BC farmers began to settle the fertile but difficult environment of the Indus plains. Around 2600 BC their settlements were rebuilt to a regular design. Mohenjo-daro, probably the capital city, has a raised citadel area fortified against flooding and contains the great bath used for ritual baking. Beside the citadel was a planned town with workshops and houses whose bathrooms emptied into well-maintained public drains. Although differences in house size suggest social classes, all houses are comfortable. Household goods are similar throughout the Indus area sugges ...