Neolithic Transition in the Indus Valley

Lemmen, Carsten; Khan, Aurangzeb. “A Simulation of the Neolithic Transition in the Indus Valley”. Geophysical Research Letters. 5 October 2011. DOI:10:1029

This article discusses the lack of research between the fourth and second millennium. To study this time period Lemmen and Khan investigated the precursors and rise of the Indus Valley Civilization (IVC)  through the establishment of agriculture, dense populations, and technological developments between 8000 and 3000 BC. To look at these artifacts and historical outlook they observed over 1000 archaeological artifacts.  They also simulated a picture of technology, agriculture and population developments in the IVC. The results from this Global Land Use and Evolution simulator showed that the timing of agriculture transitions fit the archaeological chronology of the Neolithic sites in Pakistan, it hints to earlier than observed Neolithization of India, the archeologically suggested South Asian agricultural complex, and there is a relationship between archeological artifact richness and simulated population density.

Although this article is historic in comparison to what I am going to be studying it is interesting for know that thousands and thousands of years ago the Tibetans were still farming, so it is a trade that has been passed on for generations as it continues to be. The artifacts show that barley was still a main crop produced just as it is today.