Consider the following statements regarding the domestication of humped bulls and camels in the Indus Valley Civilization: 1. The humped bull (Bos indicus) was the most iconographic animal of the IVC, representing both economic utility in agriculture and symbolic value. 2. Camels were widely domesticated across all Harappan sites, including the wet, swampy regions of Punjab and Bengal. 3. Osteological evidence from sites like Kalibangan and Surkotada confirms the presence of camel bones, indicating their adaptation to the arid western margins of the civilization. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Options:

  • A: 1 and 3 only
  • B: 1 and 2 only
  • C: 2 and 3 only
  • D: 1, 2 and 3

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