PLANNING OF CITES
Topic: Harappan Civilization
- The streets and houses of Harappan cities were once through to be laid on a grid pattern oriented north-south and east-west. Actually, even Mohenjodaro does not show a perfect grid system.
- Roads were not always absolutely straight and did not always cross one another at right angles. But the settlements were clearly planned.
- No strict correlation between the level of planning and the size of a settlement. For example, the relatively small site of Lothal shows a much higher level of planning than kalibangan, which is twice its size.
- The details of the plans differ:
- Mohenjodaro, Harappa and Kalibangan have a similar layout, consisting of a raised citadeh complex and a lower city.
- At Lothal and Surkotada, the citadel complex is not separate; it is located within the main settlement.
- Dholavira consisted of not two but three parts- the citadel, middle town and lower town.
