Ancient crop economy of Harappans from Rohira, Punjab (C. 2,000 - 17,00 B.C.)

Abstract

This paper records the discovery of seven kinds of carbonized grains belonging to the Indian dwarf wheat, emmer wheat, hulled barley, naked barley, lentil, horse-gram and fenugreek from the habitational deposits of mature-Harappan culture dating back from C. 2,000 to 1,700 B.C. at an ancient mound in Rohira Village, distinct Sangrur, Punjab. The remains of emmer wheat (Triticum dicoccum) and fenugreek (Triginella foenum-grecum), both in the Mediterranean region and Central Asia, have been reported for the first time in the Harappan economy. The present finds further throw light on the crops cultivated by Harappans about 4,000 years age in the plains of Punjab in India.