A History of Agriculture in India v1.c18.s6: Gujarat
A History of Agriculture in India v1.c18.s6
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- v1.c18.s6.t1 Irrigation — 2 parts
Gujarat
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Rangpur, a Harappan site in Gujarat, south-west of Ahmedabad, was discovered in 1934. Subsequently, Lothal was discovered. Five mounds were discovered at Somnath in the Sorath District. They are marked by a chalcolithic blade industry, Harappan segmented faience beads, and dishes-on-stand pottery. A Harappan mound was discovered at Rojdi on the Bhadar River, 34 miles [55 kilometres] south of Rajkot.
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value can be judged from the fact that it is one of the three ingredients of *triphala*, an Ayurvedic medicine and tonic.
Irrigation
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The farmers of Inamgaon cultivated wheat, barley, *kulth*, *mung* and peas. A large mud embankment on a stone foundation for diverting flood water in the Ghod River through a channel dug for the purpose was also discovered at Inamgaon. According to Dhavalkar⁶, this is the earliest evidence of irrigation in India.
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⁶ Dhavalkar, M.K. "First Farmers of Maharashtra," in *Dawn of Civilization in Maharashtra* (Ed. K. Khandalavala)