Terracotta-models of the ‘plough’ have been found at which sites?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Cholistan and Banawali
Grain finds show that the Harappans farmed, but how they farmed is harder to work out. Seals and terracotta sculpture show the bull, so archaeologists conclude that oxen were used for ploughing. The direct proof is the terracotta models of the plough found at sites in Cholistan and at Banawali (Haryana).
A ploughed field has also been found at Kalibangan (Rajasthan), from Early Harappan levels. Its two sets of furrows at right angles suggest that two crops were grown together.
Note: A same/similar question was asked in CUET (UG) in the papers below.
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* A similar question.
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.…” |