Answer» Correct Answer - Option 2 : Balochistan
The correct answer is Balochistan. - Mehrgarh is one of the earliest sites with evidence of farming and herding in South Asia.
- This site is from 7000 BCE to 2000 BCE.
- Mehrgarh is located near the Bolan Pass, to the west of the Indus River valley.
- The site was discovered in 1974 by an archaeological team directed by French archaeologists Jean-François Jarrige and Catherine Jarrige.
| Name of Neolithic Site | Location | Time Span | Characteristics | | Burzahom | Kashmir | 2,700 B.C. | The people lived on a lakeside in pits. Domestic dogs were buried along with their masters in their graves. Used tools and weapons made of polished stone as well as bone | | Gufkral | Kashmir | 2,000 B.C. | Practiced both agriculture & domestication of animals. Used tools and weapons made of polished stone as well as bone. | | Chirand | Bihar | 2,000 B.C | Used tools and weapons made of bone. | | Paiyampalli | Tamil Nadu | 2,000-1,000 B.C. | | | Pikilihal, Brahmagiri, Maski, Hallur, Takkalakota, T. Narsipur, Kodekal, Sanganakallu | Karnataka | 2,000 B.C. to 1,000 B.C. | The people in Piklihal were cattle-herders. They domesticated sheep, goats, and cattle. Ash mounds have been found. |
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