The Cambridge History of India, Vol. I: Ancient India v1.c26.166
The Cambridge History of India, Vol. I: Ancient India v1.c26.166
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The cultivation of lands by a whole kinship working in association was noted by Nearchus. Each individual at the ingathering took as much as was calculated to support him for a year, and the remainder of the common stock was destroyed, so as not to encourage idleness².