History · Negotiating the Sources
UGC NET December 2019 History
At which of the following sites have human fossils been found in situ along with Palaeolithic tools?
AAdamgarh
BBaghor
CDidwana
DHathnora ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) Hathnora — The site is Hathnora, so the answer is Hathnora.
Explanation
★The site is Hathnora, so the answer is Hathnora.
★Hathnora lies in the middle Narmada valley in Madhya Pradesh.
★Human fossils with Palaeolithic tools were found here in situ in 1982.
★The fossil was discovered by the geologist Arun Sonakia.
★It is the only site in India where a fossil of Homo erectus has been found.
★So the site with human fossils in situ along with Palaeolithic tools is Hathnora.
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