Describe the subsistence strategies of Harappan …

Harappan civilization:

The subsistence strategies of Harappan people included wide range of diet which included both plants and animals produce.

The Harappan Civilization or the Indus Valley Civilization is one of most ancient civilizations of world that existed around 2500 to 1700 BC along the banks of rivers Indus and Saraswati. Harappa was first site to be discovered and hence given the name.

Since, it was present on banks of two mighty rivers, most of their diet came from agriculture, but it also included animal products such as fish which can easily be caught from the river.

The archaeologist have found charred remains of grains such as wheat, barley, and millet. They also found the charred remains of bones of some animals like wild boar, deer, some wild birds which were probably used for eating purposes. In this way they sustained themselves.