Question

Describe the features of agriculture practiced in the harappan civilization brainly

Answer 1

- They produced wheat, barley, peas, lentils, linseed and mustard.

- They might have grown cotton as traces of cotton have been found.

- Rice husks have been found at Lothal & Rangpur.

- They grew crops in the river plains. Due to annual floods the land was fertile because of deposition of silt.

- At Banawali a Terracotta plough was found suggesting they might have used it for agriculture.

- They used Canals and artificial water reservoirs for irrigation purposes. Water reservoir has been found at Dholavira.