Memoirs of the Archæological Survey of India Animal Remains from Harappa

The other animal remains with the exception of the invertebrates and the reptiles all belong to those of domestic animals and in this report I have therefore paid special attention to tracing the probable ancestries and the areas of domestication of the various animals the remains of which have been discovered at Harappa. [...] As is shown by the records of the finds at Harappa the remains of several animals such as the mongoose the Indian Gerbille or Antelope rat the common rat the domestic ass the cattle the sheep the Barasingha and the camel were found in burial jars or troughs. [...] who as noted above was responsible for the preservation of some of the remains in the field season of 1930-31 and the remainder in the laboratories of the Zoological Survey of India rendered invaluable help in correlating the numbers on the bones with the lists of the finds and localities supplied by the. [...] 'In view of the recent detailed discussion by Antoniusl of the importance of the study of ancient history and archaeology for a history of the evolution of diffetent types of domestic animals during various epochs the successions of the numerous races and their connections with the primitive societies and prhistoric cultures of various centres it is not necessary again to cover the same grou [...] The range of race mandiettais according to Annandale etends from Allahabad at the junction of the Jumna with the Ganges to the northern limits of the Punjab on one hand and to the shores of the Arabian Sea at Bombay on the other." Sub-class : EUTHYNEURA.