[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989) › v1.c6.s3 # An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c6.s3: 1.3 Camelidae An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c6.s3 - **Language:** English ### 1.3 Camelidae ### [v1.c6.s3.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c6.s3.1) It is generally believed that a wild ancestor of the domestic one-humped camel, \*Camelus dromedarius\*, existed in the deserts of Sind and Rajasthan and it might have been locally domesticated from \*Camelus sivalensis\* of the Siwaliks. Excavated camel bones from Mohenjodaro and Harappa have been questioned as being a late intrusion (Zeuner, 1963). KALIBANGAN and PRABHAS PATAN are the only Indian sites where a large number of camel bones are found and when fully studied may help to elucidate the problem of its indigenous or foreign domestication. In n.-w. India the camel was, and still is, an important beast of burden. ## Linked texts (4) - [Harappā](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.site.harappa) - [Mohenjo-daro](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.site.mohenjo-daro) - [Kālībangan](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.site.kalibangan) - [Prabhas Patan](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.site.prabhas-patan) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c6.s3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c6.s3) · Pramāṇa