History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. v1.c33.s2.1

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The Vedic Indians who lived in the mid 2nd millennium B.C. followed a rural economy where cattle was the dominant feature. The vedic literature implies the movement of these tribes towards the East with their cattle, driving in carts and chariots.