Pakistan's lost city of 40k people
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#2Surely it was not officially called Mohenjo-Daro (Mound of the dead men) by its residents, in its heyday?
Re: Pakistan's lost city of 40k people
#3The article focuses a bit too much on the city and not enough on the civilization that it was a part of. I guess the fact that it's in the Lost Civilizations series is an indicator?
Anyway, for those not in the know – the city at Mohenjodaro is part of the rather extensive Indus Valley/Harappan Civilization that was contemporary with the Egyptian and Mesopotamian civilizations (~3000BC onwards). The reasons for its decline aren't particularly well understood.
The script [2] of the IVC is as-yet undeciphered as well.
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Re: Pakistan's lost city of 40k people
#4Surely it was not officially called Mohenjo-Daro (Mound of the dead men) by its residents, in its heyday?
> While ancient writings often reveal the secrets of civilisations, this has not been the case with Mohenjo-daro, whose inhabitants used what's known as the Indus Valley Script. "It was a pictographic language with more than 400 signs. It is still not decoded," said my guide Solangi.
Unless a written record of its name can be found and deciphered, that name will probably endure.
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#5As an ancient civilization with an undeciphered script, Indus Valley Civ. is mired in controversy and claims
Religion wise though article claims an Egyptian link which is new to me, it has some clear Hindu associations like the Pasupathinath seal
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pashupati_seal
Script wise the contention and claim also comes from Tamil and Sanskrit. TED talk on this below
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#6No post body was provided.
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Wikipedia also refers to a Buddhist stupa on the site: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohenjo-daro
People lived there after the Indus Valley Civilization.
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The substance of the criticism is correct, but I would recommend that you point out the problem as one of incompetence in journalism rather than counterproductive insults about IQs.
Initially, I thought that you were referring to this comment, which (correctly) said that the discoverer thought it was a Buddhist stupa.
> It wasn't until 1922 that R D Banerji, an ASI officer, believed he saw a buried stupa, a mound-like structure where Buddhists typically meditate.
But no, the author themselves also (incorrectly) calls it a stupa in the first paragraph too.
> An ancient Buddhist stupa towered over the time-worn streets, with a large communal pool complete with a wide staircase below.
This is ridiculous. You'd think that they understood that the initial discoverer was wrong, and that this was a civilization long predating the existence of Buddhism.
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The substance of the criticism is correct, but I would recommend that you point out the problem as one of incompetence in journalism rather than counterproductive insults about IQs. Initially, I thought that you were referring to this comment, which (correctly) said that the discoverer thought it was a Buddhist stupa. > It wasn't until 1922 that R D Banerji, an ASI officer, believed he saw a buried stupa, a mound-lik…
Except there is a Buddhist stupa at the site.
https://www.harappa.com/blog/buddhist-stupa-mohenjo-daro
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The substance of the criticism is correct, but I would recommend that you point out the problem as one of incompetence in journalism rather than counterproductive insults about IQs. Initially, I thought that you were referring to this comment, which (correctly) said that the discoverer thought it was a Buddhist stupa. > It wasn't until 1922 that R D Banerji, an ASI officer, believed he saw a buried stupa, a mound-lik…
How is it Shiva if IVC predated Aryan migration?