"Harappa presents a more complex picture with four mounds, some of which were surrounded by walls as thick as 14 m at the base, with impressive gateways controlling access to the city. Unfortunately, the site was too badly plundered to give us a fair idea of the overall plan of the fortifications...."
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Danino, M. (2010). The lost river : on the trail of the Sarasvatī. Penguin Books India.
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