In the economic life of the Indus-Saraswati civilization agriculture, animal husbandry, trade and commerce had a prominent place.
Kalibanga provides the evidence of farming in the field. It seems that the people of Indus-Saraswati civilization used to cultivate land to grow crops. These people used to cultivate wheat, rice, sesame seeds, fruits, peas, mustard seeds cotton, etc. Cows, bulls, buffaloes, sheep were the main animals to be reared. There was an importance of cow species. The residents here were skilled in making pottery and tools of copper and bronze, as well as in the art of making clay pottery and mats. Making beads was a developed industry. There is a complete workshop for making beads in the Chanhudaro and Lothal and evidence of oyster industry from Balakst.
Internal and foreign trade in the Indus-Saraswati civilization was in a very developed stage. There is clear evidence of the business relationship with the people of Mesopotamia. In this civilization, the commodity exchange system for trade was in vogue.
