Evidence of ploughed field with two sets of furrows at right angles to each other suggesting presence of two different crops have been discovered by the archeologists from which of the early Harappan site?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Kalibangan
Archaeologists found evidence of a ploughed field at Kalibangan (Rajasthan), associated with Early Harappan levels; it had two sets of furrows at right angles to each other, suggesting that two different crops were grown together.
NCERT (2026-27): “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.…” |