An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c7.s3.5
An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c7.s3.5
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2.3.5 *Gossypium* sp. (cotton). Harappa, Mohenjo-daro (Harappa); CHANDOLI, NEVASA (Chalcolithic); Mysore (Iron Age). Neolithic remains, 4000 years old, show that it was used as livestock feed in the Nile valley. It is believed to be indigenous in Asia and Africa, most likely brought under cultivation first in Sind and Gujarat.