analyse the features of agriculture that were practiced in the Harappan civilization.
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Agriculture in Harappan Civilization -
✴Agriculture was the main occupation of the people.
✴River Indus and its tributaries made the land fertile.
✴Major crops that were grown included wheat and barley.
✴Dates, field peas , sesame and mustard were also grown.
✴Rice was also cultivated.
✴Rice husks embedded in clay and pottery have been discovered at Lothal.
✴A fragment of cotten cloth has been found at Mohenjodaro indicating that the Harappans cultivated cotton.
✴Animals such as oxen, buffaloes , goats and pigs were domesticated. Cats and dogs were regarded was pets.
✴Asses and camels were possibly used as beasts of burdens
Extra Information :-
Harappan Civilization was also called the Indus Valley civilization.
It was India's first civilization.
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