An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c9.s14.11

v1.c9.s14.11

Other sites are located both on river banks and in the hinterland up to a distance of 10 km from the concerned river. Though much of Mewar is a rocky, undulating country, rich and extensive alluvial tracts exist along river banks as well as in the plains between rocky elevations. In fact s. Mewar is geographically an extension of the fertile Malwa plateau to its s. With an annual rainfall of about 100 cm and a large network of rivers, some of them perennial, the soil is fertile and has a good vegetation cover, producing rich crops of sugarcane, rice, wheat, maize and cotton. The rocky tracts provide extensive pasture grounds, and rearing of sheep and camel is an important element in the rural economy. Thus ecologically Mewar was an attractive territory for early agricultural colonizers.