The excavation of the 'HR Area' and 'DK Area' inside the lower town of Mohenjo-daro revealed specialized public structures integrated into streets. What was the explicit function of the large baked brick soak pits or jars embedded at corner street junctions?

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Harappan civil engineers placed baked-clay soak jars or brick-lined sumps at regular intervals where private house channels emptied into public streets. This advanced design allowed heavy sewage sediment to settle at the bottom, ensuring that the main grid channels remained unclogged and easily manageable via inspection covers.

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