Indus Valley civilization diet dominated the meat

According to one of the studies, the diet of the people of Indus Valley civilization dominated meat, including extensive eating of beef.

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According to one of the studies, the diet of the people of Indus Valley civilization dominated meat, including extensive eating of beef.

The study, titled “Lipid residues in pottery from the Indus Civilisation in northwest India”.
The food habit of the people is studied on the basis of lipid residue analysis found in pottery from Harappan sites in Haryana.
It finds dominance of animal products such as meat of pigs, cattle, buffalo, sheep, and goat, as well as dairy products.

Where the Indus Valley Civilization is spread?

Indus Valley civilization was spread across large parts of modern Pakistan, northwest and western India, and Afghanistan.
The Indus River Valley is also known as the Harappan Civilization.
It existed in 3300-1300 BCE.
The civilization saw the emergence of many cities such as Harappa, Ganeriwala, and Mohenjo-Daro in modern-day Pakistan and Dholavira, Kalibangan, Rakhigarhi, Rupar, and Lothal.
The use of standardized weights and measures, seal carving, and metallurgy with copper, bronze, lead, and tin are some of the features of this civilization.