History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. v1.c39.s1.7
History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. v1.c39.s1.7
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The early settlement in the north-west was aided by the topography: gentle hills not too far from rivers, absence of dense forest, nearby maritime route for trade, pasture land and land suitable for cultivation of cereal crops. In such a topography, the earliest Indian civilization flourished at least several millennia before Iran developed village cultures. Shashi Asthana has rightly commented: