The State Granary
Sir Mortimer Wheeler excavated this fascinating building at Mohenjodaro in 1950. He interpreted this structure as Civic Granary. The City State and its officials supplied grains to the local populations of both Upper City & Lower City during famine conditions and floods of the River Indus. This structure stands in the west of the Great Bath. It measures 27X50 Meters with 27 brick platform. There are horizontal and vertical passages for crossing of air. It had loading platforms and site of stair. The building had Timber rooftop or ceiling. The Great Bath Drain crosses close to this granary from east.
The Assembly Hall
The Assembly Hall is situated in the C Block of the L Area in Mohenjodaro. It is also called the Pillared Hall. The area of this mysterious building was 27.5 Meters square or 90 feet square. It had 20 square brick pillars arranged in 4 rows. It was actually a large Hall where the rulers, priests, officials, elites and soldiers used to assemble for state related matters and social & cultural activities. A well lies in the middle of the Hall. It belonged to the Intermediate Period.
