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The Burzahom site is a prehistoric settlement in the village of the same name in the Srinagar District. It is 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) to the northwest of Srinagar on the Naseem-Shalimar road. The elevation of the site is 1,800 metres (5,900 ft) above sea-level. [3] [4] It is the northernmost
The Paleolithic (Old Stone Age) in South Asia began as early as 2.6 million years ago (Ma) based on the earliest known sites with hominin activity, namely the Siwalik Hills of northwestern India. [2] The Mesolithic (Middle Stone Age) is defined as a transitional phase following the end of the Last Glacial Period , beginning around 10000 BCE.
The site contains the world's oldest stone walls and floors. [25] The origin of the raw materials utilized in certain monoliths uncovered at Bhimbetka has been traced back to Barkheda. [26] The site consisting of 1,892 hectares was declared as protected under Indian laws and came under the management of the Archaeological Survey of India in ...
Neolithic sites in India are characterised by the Bhirrana culture (7570–6200 BC), Mehrgarh culture (7000–3300 BC) and Edakkal culture (5000–3000 BC). Marine archaeology in the Gulf of Khambat, Sanganakallu, Kupgal petroglyphs, Sonda rock art, dwellings of Anegundi are neolithic sites.
The site is noted to have been occupied as early as 9,000 BCE, [1] and by 7,000 BCE it provides the oldest evidence of ceramics in South Asia. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Excavations reported earliest archaeological sites in the world for cultivation of rice , with Lahuradewa Period IA giving samples that were dated by AMS radiocarbon to the 7th millennium BCE.
One of the earliest Neolithic sites in the Indian subcontinent is Bhirrana along the ancient Ghaggar-Hakra riverine system in the present day state of Haryana in India, dating to around 7600 BC. [75] Other early sites include Lahuradewa in the Middle Ganges region and Jhusi near the confluence of Ganges and Yamuna rivers, both dating to around ...
[1] [2] The Brahmagiri site is a granite outcrop elevated about 180 m. above the surrounding plains and measures around 500 m east-west and 100 m north-south. [3] It is well known for the large number of megalithic monuments that have been found here. [4] The earliest settlement found here has been dated to at least the 2nd millennium BC. [5]
The site is one of the many sites seen along the paleo-channels of channels of the seasonal Ghaggar River which flows in modern Haryana from Nahan to Sirsa. The mound measures 190 m (620 ft) north-south and 240 m (790 ft) east-west and rises to a height of 5.5 m (18 ft) from the surrounding area of flat alluvial sottar plain.