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Further Records of Rice (Oryza Spp.) from Ancient India


     

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Based on the study of plant-remains excavated from different parts of India, the antiquity of rice (Oryza spp.) has been traced up to pre-vedic times. The oldest direct evidence of rice has been discovered from Lothal in Gujarat which is considered to be a southward extension of the Harappa culture. The archeological age of this material has been assigned to Circa 2,300 B.C. The data available so far on various other rice remains from ancient India have been recorded in this paper chronologically and according to geographical distribution.
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Based on the study of plant-remains excavated from different parts of India, the antiquity of rice (Oryza spp.) has been traced up to pre-vedic times. The oldest direct evidence of rice has been discovered from Lothal in Gujarat which is considered to be a southward extension of the Harappa culture. The archeological age of this material has been assigned to Circa 2,300 B.C. The data available so far on various other rice remains from ancient India have been recorded in this paper chronologically and according to geographical distribution.