History · Negotiating the Sources
UGC NET December 2022 History (Shift-I)
According to A.K. Ghosh, which of the following is not a chrono-cultural element of the Palaeolithic culture complex in India?
APebble-core
BFlake
CFlake-blade
DBorer-burin ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) Borer-burin — Borer-burin is not such an element, so the answer is borer-burin.
Explanation
★Borer-burin is not such an element, so the answer is borer-burin.
★According to A.K. Ghosh, the borer-burin is not a chrono-cultural element of the Palaeolithic culture complex in India.
★Pebble, flake and flake-blade tools were characteristic of the Palaeolithic culture.
★In 1966 A.K. Ghosh divided the Indian Palaeolithic culture mainly into three parts.
★These were the chopper element, the flake element and the flake-blade element.
★So the element that is not chrono-cultural is the borer-burin.
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