LARKANA: Archaeologists from the US, India, Spain and other countries shed light on the research, excavation, explor
ation and preserv
ation of Mohenjo Daro on the third and concluding day of the International Conference on Mohenjo Daro and Indus Valley Civiliz
ation here on Saturday.
The event was held under the auspice of the provincial department of Culture, Tourism, Antiquities and Archaeology.
Dr. Richard H. Meadow, who is a senior lecturer on anthropology at Harvard University, in his research paper on the subject of Perimeter Walls at Harappan sites “said that study of the Indus Civiliz
ation has been ongoing since
the end of the 19th century. Although the civiliz
ation itself was only recognized as a cultura
l phenomenon by Sir John Marshall when he noted the similarities between the archeological remains excavated at Harappa in Southern Punjab and Mohenjo Daro in Sindh, he ad
ded.
Indian Archaeologist Dr Vasant Shivram Shinde, in his paper, said that the Ghaggar basin in the northwest part of India is very often referred to as ancient Saraswati basin, adding that explorations and surveys carried out in this region have brought to light a large number of Harappan sites, of which very few have survived till date.
Excavations carried out at selected sites have pushed back the begi
nning of the Harappan culture to around 5,000 BC.
Spanish archaeologist Ms. Ann Andersson asserted that the archaeological remains at Failaka Island (Kuwait) were interpreted as a trading st
ation functioning as a hub in the trading network transporting goods between Mesopotamia and potentially as far as the Indus region. Earlier, a musical evening was held at Larkana City
