History · Negotiating the Sources
UGC NET December 2022 History (Shift-II)
The archaeological site of Uttarbaini, which yielded early Palaeolithic artefacts, is located in:
AJammu ✓ Correct
BUttarakhand
CHimachal Pradesh
DAssam
Correct answer: (A) Jammu — It is located in Jammu, so the answer is Jammu.
Explanation
★It is located in Jammu, so the answer is Jammu.
★The archaeological site of Uttarbaini, which yielded early Palaeolithic artefacts, is located in Jammu.
★Tools found from Uttarbaini are dated to between three and twenty-five lakh years ago.
★Sites in Jammu and Himachal of the same age have been found.
★Palaeolithic evidence is widespread from Jammu to Kangra and lower Himachal Pradesh and Punjab.
★So Uttarbaini is located in Jammu.
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