describe the agriculture technologies of Harappan civilization.
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Harappans grew wheat, barley, pulses, peas, rice, sesame, linseed, and mustard. They also developed some new tools known as plough and was used to dig earth for planting the seeds and turning the soil. A method of irrigation was used due to less rainfall.
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- While the prevalence of agriculture is indicated by finds of grain, it is more difficult to reconstruct actual agricultural practices.
- Representations on seals and terracotta sculpture
- indicate that the bull was known, and archaeologists extrapolate from this that oxen were used for ploughing.
- Moreover, terracotta models of the plough have been found at sites in Cholistan and at Banawali.
- Archaeologists have also found evidence of a ploughed field at Kalibangan (Rajasthan), associated with Early Harappan levels.
- The field had two sets of furrows at right angles to each other, suggesting that two different crops were grown together. Archaeologists have also tried to identify the tools used for harvesting.
- Most Harappan sites are located in semi-arid lands, where irrigation was probably required for agriculture.
- Traces of canals have been found at the Harappan site of Shortughai in Afghanistan, but not in Punjab or Sind.
- It is possible that ancient
- Canals silted up long ago.
- It is also likely that water drawn from wells was used for irrigation.
- Besides, water reservoirs found in Dholavira (Gujarat) may have been used to store water for agriculture.
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