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A History of Agriculture in India v1.c6.102

A History of Agriculture in India v1.c6.102

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v1.c6.102

98. *Top*, a bull of *Bos primigenius* or aurochs of the late Pleistocene, depicted in the cave of Lascaux, south-west France. *Middle*, the so-called unicorn from Mohenjo-daro also depicts a bull of *Bos primigenius*. It has a manger in front of it, indicating domestication. *Bottom*, the last surviving specimen of aurochs depicted in a picture published in 1827. The aurochs became extinct in Europe in the middle of the nineteenth century (After Zeuner) 199