Consider the following statements:

1.         Archaeological site Jhusi near Allahabad has yielded proof of rice cultivation in the region during the mature phase of the Harappan civilization. 2.         Pattanam excavations were the first ever multi-disciplinary excavations conducted as part of the Muziris Heritage Project.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Statement 1: It is incorrect. Ancient India starts with the Vedic Age where the people were cattle-herders looking for good pastures, without familiarity with agriculture and grains like rice. Many archaeological sites including Jhusi near Allahabad have yielded proof of rice cultivation in the region during the Neolithic phase, possibly as far as back as 9000 BCE. Whereas Indus Valley Civilisation (Harappa culture) was a Bronze Age civilisation (3300–1300 BCE and mature period was 2600–1900 BCE). Statement 2: It is correct. Pattanam excavations were the first ever multi-disciplinary excavations undertaken in Kerala State. The main objective of the excavation was to search for archaeological evidence that would help to locate/identify an early historic urban settlement and the ancient Indo-Roman port of Muziris / Musiri on the Malabar Coast.