Alamgirpur

Why in news?

• A recent study has found that people who lived in the Indus Valley Civilisation in north west India had a high proportion of meat in their diet, with cattle/buffalo being the most dominant.
• Alamgirpur in Uttar Pradesh was one of the most important sites used in the study.
• Other sites used in the study are Masudpur and Lohari Ragho in Hisar, Haryana; Khanak in Bhiwani, Haryana – and one city, Farmana, in Rohtak, Haryana.

About the site:

• Alamgirpur is an archaeological site of the Indus Valley Civilization that thrived along Yamuna River between the period of c. 3300–1300 BC ie mature to late harappan period.
• It is located in Meerut district, Uttar Pradesh and generally considered as the easternmost site of the civilization.
• This site was also called Parasaram-ka-khera
• Four periods of archaeological layers have been excavated at Alamgirpur belonging to (I) Harappan, (II) Painted Grey Ware (III) Early historical and (IV) Late Medieval Period.

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PRELIMS QUESTION

Consider the following statements:
1.The northern most Indus valley Site was in Punjab, India.
2.Wheat was a major crop cultivated in Indus valley civilisation.
Which among the above statements is/are correct?
(a)1 only 
(b)2 only 
(c)Both 1 and 2
(d)Neither 1 nor 2

Answer to prelims question