History · Negotiating the Sources
UGC NET June 2015 History
From where have the largest number of copper hoards been found?
AJodhpura
BBahadrabad
CSaipai
DGungeria ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) Gungeria — The largest number of copper hoards was found at Gungeria, so the answer is Gungeria.
Explanation
★The largest number of copper hoards was found at Gungeria, so the answer is Gungeria.
★Gungeria lies in Madhya Pradesh.
★It yielded four hundred and twenty-four copper objects.
★It also yielded one hundred and two thin sheets of silver.
★The main objects were celts, harpoons and antennae swords.
★These hoards belong to the chalcolithic stage of Indian prehistory.
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