Why was the Bolan Pass significant for early agriculture?

It served as a natural gateway between the Iranian plateau and the Indus plains, offering a diversity of ecological zones for early plant and animal experiments.

Neolithic Revolution

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Exam Year

2010

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ID: HIS_ANC_2010_65 Ref: Upinder Singh, A History of Ancient and Early Medieval India

The earliest evidence of agriculture in the Indian Subcontinent has been obtained from-

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The earliest evidence of agriculture in the Indian subcontinent was found at Mehrgarh, dating back to approximately 7000 BCE.