History · Negotiating the Sources
UGC NET December 2021 History (Shift-II)
At which sites can the overlap between the Late Harappan and Ochre Coloured Pottery phase be traced?
AAhichchhatra and Jhinjhana
BAtranjikhera and Noh
CSaipai and Atranjikhera
DBargaon and Ambakheri ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) Bargaon and Ambakheri — It is traced at Bargaon and Ambakheri, so that is the answer.
Explanation
★It is traced at Bargaon and Ambakheri, so that is the answer.
★At the archaeological sites of Bargaon and Ambakheri the overlap between the Late Harappan and the Ochre Coloured Pottery phase has been traced.
★These sites lie in the upper Ganga-Yamuna doab region.
★The Ochre Coloured Pottery culture is dated to the second millennium BCE.
★The overlap shows a continuity between the two cultures.
★So the overlap is traced at Bargaon and Ambakheri.
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