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In the dusty plains of present-day Sindh in southern Pakistan lie the remains of one of the world’s most impressive ancient cities that most people have never heard of.

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The 4,500-year-old ruins were also being used to temporary shelter people from the devastating floods, CNN reported.

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As PIA suspen­ds operat­ions for ‘non-viable airpor­ts’, visito­rs find it increa­singly hard to reach the ancien­t city…

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The Great Bath was located in the ancient city of Mohenjo-daro.

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It was purely acci-dental.

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Pakistan – Archaeological Ruins at Moenjodaro

If nothing is done to protect the ruins — already neglected and worn by time — they will fade into dust and obscurity.

The centre of a powerful ancient civilisation, Mohenjo Daro was one of the world’s earliest cities — a Bronze Age metropolis boasting flush toilets and a water and waste system to rival many in modern Pakistan.

Some 5,000 years on archaeologists believe the ruins could unlock the secrets of the Indus Valley people, who flourished around 3,000 BC in what is now India and Pakistan before mysteriously disappearing.

But they warn, if nothing is done to protect the ruins — already neglected and worn by time — they will fade to dust and obscurity, never taking their rightful place in history.

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How the ancient city of Mohenjo Daro in Pakistan could be destroyed by neglect.

Source: The ancient city that’s crumbling away

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Unless Pakistan takes steps soon to fulfill its promises to international historical and cultural preservation agencies, an ancient graveyard — one of the world’s largest — may not be around for future generations to study and enjoy.

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