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SUB TOPIC- A CLOSER LOOK- LIVING AND DYING IN MEHRGARH

1. Mehrgarh, present day Pakistan is located on the fertile land of Bolen

pass which forms the route to Iran. The following are the finds from this

site: -

1. 1. This was the first area where man first learnt to grow Barley, Wheat and

to rear goats and sheep.
2. 2. It is one of the earliest villages we know.

3. 3. At the earliest levels of excavation, archaeologists found bones of

different kinds of animals like deer and pig. In next levels they found

bones of sheep, goat. And in still later levels they found cattle bones.

4. 4. Remains of square or rectangular houses. Each house had four
compartments. Some of these compartments were also used for storage.

5. 5. Several burial sites where the dead person was buried along with food

and other items. This suggests that these people believed in life after

death.