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Apple QuickTime movie  |  1997-10-13  |  4.2 MB  |  550x370  |  10fps  |  2 minutes, 1 second
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 ...