granaries

(noun)

A storehouse or room in a barn for threshed grain or animal feed.

Related Terms

  • urban planning
  • citadels
  • Harappa and Mohenjo-daro

Examples of granaries in the following topics:

  • Cities of the Indus Valley Civilization

    • The remains of the Indus Valley Civilization cities indicate remarkable organization; there were well-ordered wastewater drainage and trash collection systems, and possibly even public granaries and baths.
    • Harappans demonstrated advanced architecture with dockyards, granaries, warehouses, brick platforms, and protective walls.
    • There is no conclusive evidence of palaces or temples (or even of kings, armies, or priests), and the largest structures may be granaries.
  • The Second Intermediate Period

    • Indeed, Senakhtenre Ahmose, the first king in the line of Ahmoside kings, even imported white limestone from the Hyksos-controlled region of Tura to make a granary door at the Temple of Karnak.
  • Trade Under the Tang Dynasty

    • He also provided a description of Guangzhou's mosque, its granaries, its local government administration, some of its written records, and the treatment of travelers, along with the use of ceramics, rice-wine, and tea.
  • Harappan Culture

    • Harappans demonstrated advanced architecture with dockyards, granaries, warehouses, brick platforms, and protective walls.
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