Dairy ProductionSigns in Indus Valley Civilisation

Dairy production in India began as far back as in the 3rd millennium BCE and may have been a factor behind sustaining the Indus Valley Civilisation, according to findings from a team of Canadian and Indian researchers.

Highlights of the Study

  • The study dates dairy production to 2500 BCE and is the earliest known evidence of dairy production.
  • The results were based on molecular chemical analysis of residue in shards of pottery found at the archaeological site of KotadaBhadli, a rural settlement located in Gujarat.
  • Of the 59 samples studied, 22 showed the presence of dairy lipids. Through a process called stable ....
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