Archaeo-Zoologists or Zoo-Archaeologists are:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Those specialists who study the remains of the animals found in the past
Archaeo-zoologists or zoo-archaeologists study the animal bones found at ancient sites; their studies of the bones found at Harappan sites show that cattle, sheep, goat, buffalo and pig were domesticated.
NCERT (2026-27): “2. Subsistence Strategies … Animal bones found at Harappan sites include those of cattle, sheep, goat, buffalo and pig. Studies done by archaeo-zoologists or zoo-archaeologists 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.” |