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The Mythical Massacre at Mohenjo-Daro

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Investigation

Did the Mohenjo-daro skeletons all die in one citywide massacre?

Challenges

Dales' original 1964 analysis found approximately 37 skeletons or fragments across different excavation seasons, locations and layers without evidence they died together.

Challenges

Four of fourteen remains in one famous room group were above a decayed wall, while Dales found no confirmed city-ending destruction layer for a single massacre.

Subject families

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