Food | Harappa

Books on agricultural consumption, food, foodways, cooking, and eating or dietary habits of the ancient Indus Valley civilization.

The Origins of Agriculture in the Bronze Age Indus Civilization

Jennifer Bates

This is a deeply researched and satisfying book, one that takes on the insightful point made by Marshall: "Great cities with teeming populations like Mohenjo-daro and Harappa could never have come into being save in a country which was capable of producing food on a big scale." >

Plants and Harappan Subsistence: An Example of Stability and Change from Rojdi

Stephen A. Weber

In an attempt to examine Harappan diet and environment, this book draws on analyses of archaeological plant materials from Rojdi, Gujarat (3500BC to 2000BC) to explore subsistence patterns and environmental change within a socioeconomic framework. >

Indus Valley: entry from Encyclopedia of Food and Culture

Gregory Possehl

This stunning source explores the nutritional and cultural impact of food, with articles written by anthropologists, chefs, food historians, nutritionists, agronomists, food stylists, and other food researchers. >

A Study of Animal Utilization Strategies from Early to Late Harappa Periods in Haryana

Sharada Channarayapatna

The author writes of his important 284 page thesis, entirely available online: "Through this work, readers will be introduced to both specific and broad overviews of the human-animal based interactions in the Eatern domain of the Indus Valley civilization from its earlier to later phases of existence." >