Mumbai:A shift in cropping pattern to cope with a deteriorating monsoon during the mature phase of the Harappan civilisation could be the first direct evidence of early humans adapting to climate change, a new study suggests. “A major aspect of human resilience is water and food,” said Rajesh Agnihotri, co-author of the study, told HT. Right at 4200 years ago, we found that ancient humans changed their crops to millets such as sorghum, ragi, jowar, bajra,” said Agnihotri. Similarly, ceramic ware during the mature phase was of medium thickness and smooth. In contrast, ceramic ware during the late mature phase was coarser with rough surfaces because they were poorly fired.

Source: Hindustan Times October 22, 2017 16:52 UTC