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State whether these sentences true (T) or false (F):
People knew about cotton much before Harappa.
State whether these sentences true (T) or false (F):
People knew about cotton much before Harappa.
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The correct option is A True
"Farmers in the Indus valley were the first to spin and
weave cotton. In 1929 archaeologists recovered fragments of cotton textiles at
Mohenjo-Daro, in what is now Pakistan, dating to between 3250 and 2750 BCE.
Cottonseeds founds at nearby Mehrgarh have been dated to 5000
BCE. Literary references further point to the ancient nature of the
subcontinent's cotton industry.
The Vedic scriptures, composed between 1500 and 1200 BCE
allude to cotton spinning and weaving.
"Farmers in the Indus valley were the first to spin and weave cotton. In 1929 archaeologists recovered fragments of cotton textiles at Mohenjo-Daro, in what is now Pakistan, dating to between 3250 and 2750 BCE.
Cottonseeds founds at nearby Mehrgarh have been dated to 5000 BCE. Literary references further point to the ancient nature of the subcontinent's cotton industry.
The Vedic scriptures, composed between 1500 and 1200 BCE allude to cotton spinning and weaving.
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