New Study Offers India A Clearer Scientific Window Into The Origins Of Farming In The Ganga Plain

The research addresses a long-standing challenge in palaeoecology and archaeology. Cereal crops such as wheat, rice, barley and millets belong to the grass family, and their pollen often looks very similar to that of wild grasses under a microscope. Because pollen preserved in sediments can reveal patterns of cultivation, deforestation and settlement across the Holocene period, the ability to reliably separate crop pollen from wild grass pollen is crucial for understanding ancient land use and human activity. The post New Study Offers India A Clearer Scientific Window Into The Origins Of Farming In The Ganga Plain appeared first on Dharmakshethra – India Unabridged .