Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Ancient India: Bricks, Beads and Bones

Question:

Archaeo-Zoologists or Zoo-Archaeologists are:

Options:

Who are employed in Zoos

Those specialists who study the remains of the animals found in the past

The veterinarians found in the past

Those who teach Zoology in universities

Correct Answer:

Those specialists who study the remains of the animals found in the past

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (2) → Those specialists who study the remains of the animals found in the past

Archaeo-Zoologists or Zoo-Archaeologists are those specialists who study the remains of the animals found in the past.

Animal bones found at Harappan sites include those of cattle, sheep, goat, buffalo and pig. Studies done by archaeo-zoologists or zooarchaeologists indicate that these animals were domesticated. Bones of wild species such as boar, deer and gharial are also found. We do not know whether the Harappans hunted these animals themselves or obtained meat from other hunting communities. Bones of fish and fowl are also found.