Supposed remains of rice (Oryza sp.) in the terracotta cakes and pai at Kalibangan, Rajasthan

Vishnu-Mittre; R. Savithri

doi:10.54991/jop.1973.932

Supposed remains of rice (Oryza sp.) in the terracotta cakes and pai at Kalibangan, Rajasthan

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Vishnu-Mittre Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany, 53, University Road, Lucknow 226007, India
R. Savithri Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany, 53, University Road, Lucknow 226007, India

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https://doi.org/10.54991/jop.1973.932

Abstract

The remains of husk and chaff in the terracotta cakes from the Harappan site, Kalibangan, earlier reported by Sarma (1972) as those of rice (Oryza sp.), have on cuticular examination been found to belong to wheat (Triticum sp.).

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References

Sharma IK 1972. South-east Asia, India and West Asia (A Study on the beginnings of the Food Producing Stage). Archaeol. Confr. Sem. Pap. Nagpur. 95-112.

Vishnu-Mittre 1969. Remains of Rice and Millet. In “Excavations at Ahar, 1961-62” by H.D. Sankalia, SB Deo and Z.D. Ansari Poona: 229-236.

Visnu-Mittre 1974. The beginning of Agriculture: Palaeobotanical evidence in India. In “Evolutionary studies in World Crops: Diversity and Change in the Indian subcontinent. Ed. Sir Joseph Hutchinson, Cambridge. U.K. 3-30.

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Published

1973-12-31

How to Cite

Vishnu-Mittre, & Savithri, R. (1973). Supposed remains of rice (Oryza sp.) in the terracotta cakes and pai at Kalibangan, Rajasthan. Journal of Palaeosciences, 22(1-3), 124–126. https://doi.org/10.54991/jop.1973.932