Harappa Culture of the Indus V

hrooms (Piggott,
             168). The bath probably would have been taken by pouring water over the body from a large
             jar, as it is still done in many parts of India. In addition to the presence of bathrooms,
             beneath the city was an elaborate drainage system to which access was gained through brick
             man-hole covers (Piggott, 168). This entire system shows a concern for sanitation
             unparalleled in the Bronze Age, or even modern Asia. The water supply for both cities was
             obtained from brick-lined wells, some of which served private homes, but others were meant
             for public use, serving the purpose of the water stall, or piau, of modern India
             (Piggott,177). Around these wells numerous fragments of little, mass-produced, clay cups
             have been found (Malik,97). This evid
             ...

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