Mehergarh civilization
The oldest rural civilization in India is the Mehergarh civilization. Mehergarh civilization is the Neolithic civilization.
Some information about this civilization .......
1. The Mehergarh civilization dates back to around 6000 BC.
2. French archaeologist Jean-Franois Jarrez discovered ancient traces of the Mehergarh civilization in 1964 in the
Indus Valley west of present-day Balochistan, Pakistan.
3. The important archeological sites of Mehergarh civilization are Nausera, Rana, Ghundai, Kiligul, Kachchibeg,
Kulli, etc.
4. According to modern historians, the Harappan civilization was an evolution of the Mehergarh civilization.
5. The people of Mehergarh used sun-dried clay bricks to build their houses.
- The livelihood of the inhabitants of Mehergarh was animal husbandry, hunting, agriculture and trade. There were agricultural crops produced - wheat, barley, cotton, dates etc.
- . The people of Mehergarh were engaged in inter-trade as well as foreign trade. Historians believe that at that time there were trade contacts with Afghanistan, Mesopotamia, Iran.
6. The inhabitants of Mehergarh were skilled in pottery, ornament and weaving. Patterns of terracotta female idols,
copper puti, rings, knives etc. have been found.
9. Before burial, the body was covered with ocher. And next to the corpses were placed utensils, including valuable
ornaments. Such as stone or oyster necklace, bone ring, Vaidurya Mani, Nilkanta Mani etc.
10. The Mehergarh civilization collapsed between about 3000 BC. Historians emphasize four reasons for its
decline:
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