History · Negotiating the Sources
UGC NET December 2019 History
Which of the following sites yielded a fossilized human baby skull in 2001?
ABhimbetka
BDidwana
CHathnora
DOdai ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) Odai — The site is Odai, so the answer is Odai.
Explanation
★The site is Odai, so the answer is Odai.
★On 14 October 2001 a suspected fossil was discovered at Odai.
★Odai lies in the Villupuram district of Tamil Nadu in South India.
★Scanning electron microscopy was applied to study the skull in detail.
★It recorded the fossilized cranial bone structure, blood vessels and tissues.
★So the site that yielded a fossilized human baby skull in 2001 is Odai.
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