History · Negotiating the Sources
UGC NET June 2019 History
'Once the Ahar iron is disposed of, all 14C dates for the earliest iron levels in India appear to cluster around 1000 BC or a little earlier.' Whose opinion is this?
ARakesh Tewari
BB. and R. Allchin
CIrfan Habib ✓ Correct
DB. Sasikaran
Correct answer: (C) Irfan Habib — This view is of Irfan Habib, so the answer is Irfan Habib.
Explanation
★This view is of Irfan Habib, so the answer is Irfan Habib.
★The coming of the Iron Age in India is a long-debated subject.
★Some scholars argue iron spread into India from the west, others that it developed independently.
★Dilip K. Chakrabarti and A. Ghosh argue for an early phase, placing it around 1300-700 BC.
★Iron Age sites in India are associated with Painted Grey Ware pottery.
★Irfan Habib held that, setting Ahar aside, the earliest iron dates cluster around 1000 BC.
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