Book contents
- The Origins of Agriculture in the Bronze Age Indus Civilization
- The Origins of Agriculture in the Bronze Age Indus Civilization
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgements
- One Introduction
- Two The Paleoenvironmental Context
- Three Laying the Groundwork
- Four Southwest Asian Crops and Their Significance
- Five Big Millets
- Six Small Millets
- Seven Rice
- Eight Tropical Pulses and the Identification of Local Domestication Processes
- Nine Microfossils and the Multi-proxy Approach
- Ten Beyond ‘Staples’
- Eleven Crop Processing and Social Organization
- Twelve Cropping Strategies and Seasonality
- Thirteen Irrigation and Intensification
- Fourteen Indus Identities and Food
- Fifteen The ‘Late Harappan Revolution’
- Sixteen The Burnt Remains
- References
- Index
Seven - Rice
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 13 December 2024
Book contents
- The Origins of Agriculture in the Bronze Age Indus Civilization
- The Origins of Agriculture in the Bronze Age Indus Civilization
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgements
- One Introduction
- Two The Paleoenvironmental Context
- Three Laying the Groundwork
- Four Southwest Asian Crops and Their Significance
- Five Big Millets
- Six Small Millets
- Seven Rice
- Eight Tropical Pulses and the Identification of Local Domestication Processes
- Nine Microfossils and the Multi-proxy Approach
- Ten Beyond ‘Staples’
- Eleven Crop Processing and Social Organization
- Twelve Cropping Strategies and Seasonality
- Thirteen Irrigation and Intensification
- Fourteen Indus Identities and Food
- Fifteen The ‘Late Harappan Revolution’
- Sixteen The Burnt Remains
- References
- Index
Summary
With local domestication, a theme from Chapter 6, rice becomes something to consider – was it domesticated in India or not, and how does the Indus play a role in this narrative? By carefully exploring the types of evidence available (biogeographies, genetics, archaeological and archaeobotanical), Chapter 7 takes a methodical approach to this highly disputed topic.
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- The Origins of Agriculture in the Bronze Age Indus Civilization , pp. 114 - 134Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2025