Archaeologists have found evidence of a ploughed field at Kalibangan, which had two sets of furrows at right angles to each other. What does this indicate?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Two different crops were grown together
The ploughed field at Kalibangan in Rajasthan belongs to the Early Harappan levels. It had two sets of furrows at right angles to each other, which suggests that two different crops were grown together in the same field. Seals and terracotta sculptures of the bull, and terracotta models of the plough from Cholistan and Banawali, show that oxen were used for ploughing.
NCERT (2025-26): “2.1 Agricultural technologies … 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 (Haryana). Archaeologists have also found evidence of a ploughed field at Kalibangan (Rajasthan), associated with Early Harappan levels (see p. 20). The field had two sets of furrows at right angles to each other, suggesting that two different crops were grown together.…” |