History · Negotiating the Sources
UGC NET January 2017 History
The earliest evidence of the transition from food gathering to food production and the domestication of animals in the subcontinent comes from which of the following sites?
AAmri
BDamb Sadat
CKili Gul Mohammad
DMehrgarh ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) Mehrgarh — The earliest evidence comes from Mehrgarh, so the answer is Mehrgarh.
Explanation
★The earliest evidence comes from Mehrgarh, so the answer is Mehrgarh.
★Mehrgarh lies in the Baluchistan region.
★It shows the early shift from food gathering to farming.
★It gives evidence of the domestication of animals.
★It is one of the oldest farming settlements in the subcontinent.
★So the earliest such evidence comes from Mehrgarh.
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