Question

1. Q/Ans
a. What is Mehrgarh famous for?
b. How old is Mehrgarh?
c. What is Burzahom famous for?
d. Who discovered Mehrgarh?
e. What was found in Burzahom?

Answer 1

Explanation:

1. Mehrgarh is considered to be one of the most important Neolithic sites in archaeology. It is now considered to be a precursor to the Indus Valley Civilisation. Its discovery shed new light on the development of agricultural technologies and agrarian lifestyles of the ancient Stone Age people of South Asia.

2.Mehrgarh is a Neolithic site (dated c. 7000 BCE

to c. 2500/2000 BCE),

3.Burzahom is a major historical site of Kashmir carrying great archaeological importance and is located on the north-west side of the famous Shalimar Gardens. It was discovered that the area was occupied by a Neolithic settlement between 3000 and 1500 BC.

4.Jean-François Jarrige

5.The Burzahom Archaeological Site is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. This excavation includes a prehistoric settlement, situated in the district of Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir. At the altitude of 1800 metres, it is the northernmost Neolithic site. These Neolithic sites have roof materials made of Burzahom trees.

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Answer 2

Explanation:

a. Mehrgarh is considered to be one of the most important Neolithic sites in archaeology. It is now considered to be a precursor to the Indus Valley Civilisation. Its discovery shed new light on the development of agricultural technologies and agrarian lifestyles of the ancient Stone Age people of South Asia.

b.Continuously occupied between about 7000 to 2600 BC, Mehrgarh is the earliest known Neolithic site in the northwest Indian subcontinent, with early evidence of farming (wheat and barley), herding (cattle, sheep, and goats) and metallurgy.

c.Burzahom is a major historical site of Kashmir carrying great archaeological importance and is located on the north-west side of the famous Shalimar Gardens. It was discovered that the area was occupied by a Neolithic settlement between 3000 and 1500 BC.

d.The site was discovered in 1974 by an archaeological team directed by French archaeologists Jean-François Jarrige and Catherine Jarrige, and was excavated continuously between 1974 and 1986, and again from 1997 to 2000.

e.The Burzahom Archaeological Site is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. This excavation includes a prehistoric settlement, situated in the district of Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir. At the altitude of 1800 metres, it is the northernmost Neolithic site. These Neolithic sites have roof materials made of Burzahom trees.

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