An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c7.s2.7
An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c7.s2.7
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*2.2.4 Pennisetum typhoideum* (pearl millet, *bajra*). RANGPUR (Harappa); AHAR² (Chalcolithic); HALLUR (Iron Age); NEVASA, TER (early historical, at the former in Indo-Roman levels). Suited to arid climates, its original home is believed to be tropical Africa, where record dated 1250 B.C. is known from Neolithic Naghez.