Indira Gandhi Memorial High School
Site study Mehrgarh
- Mehrgarh is one of the earliest known villages.
- At present in Balochistan
- It is one of the most important routes into Iran
- It is located in a fertile plain near the bolan pass.
- it was the first place where people learned to grow Barley and wheat.
- Sheep and Goats rearing was started for the first time in this area.
Remains Found At this site :
- bones of sheep and goat
- Bones of wild animals such as the deer and pig
- remains of square or rectangular houses
- Each house has four or more compartments some of which may have been used for storage
Burial arrangements:
- People believed life after death
- People pay respect to their relatives and friends when they die
- several burial sites have been found at Mehrgarh
- In one site goats were kept to serve as food in the next world for the dead person
