A History of Agriculture in India v1.c6.166

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176. Life in an Indian village in the Buddhist period, about 200 B.C. In the foreground are buffaloes, zebu bulls, goats and sheep. In front of the hut women are busy with domestic chores, such as grinding spices, dehusking paddy, and winnowing with a *chaaj*. Sanchi, 200 B.C. (Courtesy: Archaeological Survey of India) 375