Question

Evidence of the earliest ploughed field from the Harappan Civilisation was found at _______.
1. Kalibangan
2. Bhagatrav
3. Dholavira
4. Surkotada

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : Kalibangan

The correct answer is Kalibangan.

• Archaeologists have found evidence of the earliest ploughed field from the Harappan Civilisation at Kalibangan.
• Kalibangan is located in Rajasthan.
• The field had two sets of furrows at right angles to each other, suggesting that two different crops were grown together.
• Most Harappan sites are located in semi-arid lands, where irrigation was probably required for agriculture.
• Traces of canals have been found at the Harappan site of Shortughai in Afghanistan.
• The excavations at Kalibangan were begun by B.B. Lal and B.K. Thapar in 1960.
• The major archaeological findings in Kalibangan are:
  • Seven fire altars.
  • Decorated bricks.
  • Ploughed field surface.
  • Wheels of a toy cart.
  • Mesopotamian cylindrical seal.

• Dholavira is a Harappan site in Gujarat.
  • A unique water harnessing system and its stormwater drainage system are the major archaeological findings in Dholavira.
• Surkotada is a Harappan site in Gujarat.
  • Bones of the horse, oval grave, and pot burials are the major archaeological findings in Surkotada.
• Bhagatrav is a Harappan site in Gujarat.