History · Negotiating the Sources
UGC NET December 2018 History
Which of the following Mesolithic sites have exposed burials with skeletons? Choose the correct answer from the code given below.
- 1. Adamgarh
- 2. Bhimbetka
- 3. Mahadaha
- 4. Sarai Nahar Rai
A1 and 2
B1 and 3
C2 and 3
D3 and 4 ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) 3 and 4 — Mahadaha and Sarai Nahar Rai have exposed such burials, so the answer is 3 and 4.
Explanation
★Mahadaha and Sarai Nahar Rai have exposed such burials, so the answer is 3 and 4.
★Mahadaha is an important Mesolithic site in the Pratapgarh district of Uttar Pradesh.
★Excavation there in 1978-79 yielded about thirty-five well-preserved hominid skeletons.
★Sarai Nahar Rai, found in 1968, lies in the Gangetic plain.
★It too yielded a series of about fifteen human skeletons.
★These are among the largest skeletal series of Mesolithic India.
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