A History of Agriculture in India v1.c16.1

v1.c16.1

The arid land of Baluchistan with its barren mountains was green and fertile about five thousand years ago. Sir Aurel Stein discovered a large series of stone-built dams and terraces, called *gabarbands* by the Baluchis, which were designed to aid the irrigation of fields. The *gabarbands* indicate climatic conditions with a greater rainfall.