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December 15 , 2020 1365 days 804 0
  • A new study has found the presence of animal products in the Indus Valley Civilization.
  • It is including cattle and buffalo meat in ceramic vessels.
  • The people also kept the cattle for their dairy needs.
  • The study also found that both summer and winter-based cropping was practiced.
  • There is evidence of barley, wheat, rice and millets.
  • It is dating back about 4,600 years at Indus Valley Civilisation sites.
  • The study was essentially done in five sites: four villages – Alamgirpur in Uttar Pradesh; and around five places in Haryana.
  • It was conducted by Akshyeta Suryanarayan at Cambridge.
  • It was published in the Journal of Archaeological Science.

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