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Chapter 961 City Ruins
Chapter 961 City Ruins
Judging from the overall excavation situation, this ancient city named after the surrounding small village Mohenjodaro has a fairly clear construction plan. Generally speaking, the layout is scientific and reasonable, and it already has some characteristics of a modern city. .
The whole city is rectangular, and the blocks of the upper and lower cities are separated into a checkerboard pattern by vertical and horizontal streets. Among them, there are also wide avenues running east-west and north-south.
Residential houses are mostly two-story buildings, and the side facing the street does not open windows to avoid dust and noise.Almost every dwelling that has been excavated has bathrooms, toilets and connected underground drainage systems.
In addition, most houses have courtyards in the center and living rooms around them.The impression given is that the city is clean and beautiful, and the residents live peacefully and comfortably.The city has reached a fairly high level of civilization,
What's interesting is that the whole city, especially the upper city, was obviously built after a unified plan, so many buildings here have some unified things in common.
For example, the whole city is like a chessboard, and each residential area is 366 meters × 183 meters square.The city's main streets are 10 meters wide, and there are 2.4-meter-wide hutongs between residences.
At the same time, each residence has 6 to 10 rooms and a yard, and all buildings are uniformly made of red bricks.At the same time, it is equipped with a complete set of sewer system.
The reason why he repeatedly mentioned the sewer is not that Liang En has any hobby for this kind of place, but because the whole of South Asia has a lot of problems in urban sewage due to various reasons such as economy, population, and religion.
So in comparison, the ruins of this ancient city as a whole look much cleaner, at least in terms of sewer construction level is no less than some modern cities.
Of course, the exquisite design of the whole city is not just the room planning or the underground sewers, but is reflected in every aspect of the whole city.
For example, taking the red bricks in urban buildings as an example, it is not a simple matter to fire such a large number of red bricks at one time, and to ensure that the specifications are almost the same.
At least before the industrial age, this method of firing red bricks required a lot of manpower and physics, and the organizational ability and productivity behind it cannot be achieved by just finding some people, and there must be a strong organization.
To give the simplest example, it takes a lot of fuel to burn red bricks, and as a bustling city, there are not many fuels around the city that can be used for brick kilns.
After all, if you want to fire red bricks, even this kind of primitive red bricks need enough temperature, and this is obviously not solved by simply burning grass, you must use charcoal.
For a city with a long history of development, it is not easy to find enough firewood, so the desire to burn so many bricks represents a strong organization and mobilization ability behind the scenes.
In addition, what impressed Liang En and the others the most was the design of the city wall. When they were in the middle of the two remnant walls that were just dug out, they could feel the cool breeze .
Undoubtedly, in this hot subcontinent, ancient architects' skillful use of monsoons for natural ventilation was obviously very valuable.At least it can prevent people from severe heat stroke by the hot and humid river.
In addition, Liang En and the others also found a lot of very valuable things. For example, he and Joan of Arc accidentally found some broken statues when excavating an ancient building in the upper city.
One of the most eye-catching is a statue that seems to be a leader like the Pope King. After spending a while and even playing cards to clean up and put together the statue that had become fragments, they found that the statue was very beautifully made.
He wears a hair band on his head, has a beard on his face, and a large cloak decorated with a three-petal flower pattern is slanted on his left shoulder. His eyes are slightly open, showing a pensive look.It embodies a brave and calm temperament.
In addition to this statue, another exquisite cultural relic is a statue of a dancing girl. Her whole body clothing is almost negligible.
I have to say that these sculptures look really beautiful. If it wasn't for the failure to get a card, Liang En would even think that these sculptures are the core of this ruins.
However, after realizing that these sculptures were not their goal, Liang En and the others set their excavation target in the upper city, because in Liang En's memory, this upper city should have the most valuable place in the entire ruins.
"Mr. Liang, we found something interesting." Just half a month after starting the work, the team that cleared out a large area of ruins finally found something wrong during the excavation process.
"There seems to be a lot of asphalt in this place. At first we thought it was a place where the other party stored asphalt, but later we found out that it should be a waterproof layer."
"In other words, this is a water storage facility." Liang En said to the student from Peshawar University in local Urdu, "This is really worth checking, we'd better check this first How big is the building?"
Everyone agrees with the inspection of this relic, because this relic is not on flat ground, but on a hillside at a height of about 12m.
Considering that there was no pressurized water delivery facility in the past, such a cistern looks strange from any angle.
After all, it is very thankless to transport water to such a height, so there must be a reason for this.Either way, it fully demonstrates the importance of this place.
After the location was determined, the excavation work became much smoother. After all, the biggest difficulty in the excavation work here is to determine the target, and after the target is determined, it is not difficult for professionals to excavate.
Therefore, in just a day or two, they roughly figured out what was going on in the pool, and completed the most basic exploration work.
The entire pool is 12 meters long and 8 meters wide. It is surrounded by stone bricks, and the bottom is coated with resin and asphalt for waterproofing.Some equipment resembling furnaces were found in the surrounding houses, apparently used for heating water.
As for why it is judged that this is the pool, in addition to the bottom natural asphalt water barrier, the most important thing is to find a water supply and drainage system around it, which also makes them sure that this is not the granary they first guessed.
"Did the ancient Indians start taking hot baths on a large scale?" After confirming the situation of the whole system, Joan showed a somewhat curious expression. "This is too enjoyable."
"It's very important to take a bath in this place in India. After all, if I don't take a bath in this hot and humid environment, my body will be sticky." Liang En said with a smile.
"But this bath is not like that. It is very likely that bathing is just a formality, and the real core is some kind of religious activity."
"After all, this bathhouse is located on a commanding height in the whole city, and according to tradition, the rooms built on the highest points of these ancient cities are often used for religious activities."
(End of this chapter)
Judging from the overall excavation situation, this ancient city named after the surrounding small village Mohenjodaro has a fairly clear construction plan. Generally speaking, the layout is scientific and reasonable, and it already has some characteristics of a modern city. .
The whole city is rectangular, and the blocks of the upper and lower cities are separated into a checkerboard pattern by vertical and horizontal streets. Among them, there are also wide avenues running east-west and north-south.
Residential houses are mostly two-story buildings, and the side facing the street does not open windows to avoid dust and noise.Almost every dwelling that has been excavated has bathrooms, toilets and connected underground drainage systems.
In addition, most houses have courtyards in the center and living rooms around them.The impression given is that the city is clean and beautiful, and the residents live peacefully and comfortably.The city has reached a fairly high level of civilization,
What's interesting is that the whole city, especially the upper city, was obviously built after a unified plan, so many buildings here have some unified things in common.
For example, the whole city is like a chessboard, and each residential area is 366 meters × 183 meters square.The city's main streets are 10 meters wide, and there are 2.4-meter-wide hutongs between residences.
At the same time, each residence has 6 to 10 rooms and a yard, and all buildings are uniformly made of red bricks.At the same time, it is equipped with a complete set of sewer system.
The reason why he repeatedly mentioned the sewer is not that Liang En has any hobby for this kind of place, but because the whole of South Asia has a lot of problems in urban sewage due to various reasons such as economy, population, and religion.
So in comparison, the ruins of this ancient city as a whole look much cleaner, at least in terms of sewer construction level is no less than some modern cities.
Of course, the exquisite design of the whole city is not just the room planning or the underground sewers, but is reflected in every aspect of the whole city.
For example, taking the red bricks in urban buildings as an example, it is not a simple matter to fire such a large number of red bricks at one time, and to ensure that the specifications are almost the same.
At least before the industrial age, this method of firing red bricks required a lot of manpower and physics, and the organizational ability and productivity behind it cannot be achieved by just finding some people, and there must be a strong organization.
To give the simplest example, it takes a lot of fuel to burn red bricks, and as a bustling city, there are not many fuels around the city that can be used for brick kilns.
After all, if you want to fire red bricks, even this kind of primitive red bricks need enough temperature, and this is obviously not solved by simply burning grass, you must use charcoal.
For a city with a long history of development, it is not easy to find enough firewood, so the desire to burn so many bricks represents a strong organization and mobilization ability behind the scenes.
In addition, what impressed Liang En and the others the most was the design of the city wall. When they were in the middle of the two remnant walls that were just dug out, they could feel the cool breeze .
Undoubtedly, in this hot subcontinent, ancient architects' skillful use of monsoons for natural ventilation was obviously very valuable.At least it can prevent people from severe heat stroke by the hot and humid river.
In addition, Liang En and the others also found a lot of very valuable things. For example, he and Joan of Arc accidentally found some broken statues when excavating an ancient building in the upper city.
One of the most eye-catching is a statue that seems to be a leader like the Pope King. After spending a while and even playing cards to clean up and put together the statue that had become fragments, they found that the statue was very beautifully made.
He wears a hair band on his head, has a beard on his face, and a large cloak decorated with a three-petal flower pattern is slanted on his left shoulder. His eyes are slightly open, showing a pensive look.It embodies a brave and calm temperament.
In addition to this statue, another exquisite cultural relic is a statue of a dancing girl. Her whole body clothing is almost negligible.
I have to say that these sculptures look really beautiful. If it wasn't for the failure to get a card, Liang En would even think that these sculptures are the core of this ruins.
However, after realizing that these sculptures were not their goal, Liang En and the others set their excavation target in the upper city, because in Liang En's memory, this upper city should have the most valuable place in the entire ruins.
"Mr. Liang, we found something interesting." Just half a month after starting the work, the team that cleared out a large area of ruins finally found something wrong during the excavation process.
"There seems to be a lot of asphalt in this place. At first we thought it was a place where the other party stored asphalt, but later we found out that it should be a waterproof layer."
"In other words, this is a water storage facility." Liang En said to the student from Peshawar University in local Urdu, "This is really worth checking, we'd better check this first How big is the building?"
Everyone agrees with the inspection of this relic, because this relic is not on flat ground, but on a hillside at a height of about 12m.
Considering that there was no pressurized water delivery facility in the past, such a cistern looks strange from any angle.
After all, it is very thankless to transport water to such a height, so there must be a reason for this.Either way, it fully demonstrates the importance of this place.
After the location was determined, the excavation work became much smoother. After all, the biggest difficulty in the excavation work here is to determine the target, and after the target is determined, it is not difficult for professionals to excavate.
Therefore, in just a day or two, they roughly figured out what was going on in the pool, and completed the most basic exploration work.
The entire pool is 12 meters long and 8 meters wide. It is surrounded by stone bricks, and the bottom is coated with resin and asphalt for waterproofing.Some equipment resembling furnaces were found in the surrounding houses, apparently used for heating water.
As for why it is judged that this is the pool, in addition to the bottom natural asphalt water barrier, the most important thing is to find a water supply and drainage system around it, which also makes them sure that this is not the granary they first guessed.
"Did the ancient Indians start taking hot baths on a large scale?" After confirming the situation of the whole system, Joan showed a somewhat curious expression. "This is too enjoyable."
"It's very important to take a bath in this place in India. After all, if I don't take a bath in this hot and humid environment, my body will be sticky." Liang En said with a smile.
"But this bath is not like that. It is very likely that bathing is just a formality, and the real core is some kind of religious activity."
"After all, this bathhouse is located on a commanding height in the whole city, and according to tradition, the rooms built on the highest points of these ancient cities are often used for religious activities."
(End of this chapter)
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