People of Indus Valley Civilization knew and used wheat, barley as well as cotton but proof of pulses is not documented. The chief food crops included wheat, barley, sesame, mustard, peas, etc. The evidence for rice has come from Lothal and Rangpur in the form of husks embedded in pottery. Cotton was another important crop. Apart from cereals, fish and animal meat also formed a part of the Harappan diet.
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