Previous Year Question

A. Nevasa — Maharashtra (3): Nevasa is an important archaeological site situated on the Pravara River in the present-day Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra. Evidence ranging from the Palaeolithic period to the Chalcolithic and later historical periods has been found here. The Chalcolithic culture at Nevasa yielded Jorwe pottery, microlithic tools, copper objects and urn burials. Palaeolithic tools have also been recovered from the nearby Chirki-Nevasa area.

B. Isampur — Karnataka (4): Isampur is an extremely important Lower Palaeolithic site in present-day Karnataka. It is situated in the northern Karnataka region and has yielded a large number of Acheulian handaxes, cleavers, knives, scrapers and other stone tools. Because a large quantity of stone debris and unfinished tools related to tool production was also found here, it is interpreted as a prehistoric quarry-cum-workshop.

C. Didwana — Rajasthan (1): Didwana is an important Palaeolithic region situated in the present-day Nagaur district of Rajasthan. Acheulian and Middle Palaeolithic tools have been discovered at Singi Talav and other sites near Didwana. Excavations have provided evidence of different phases of Palaeolithic human activity, making Didwana particularly important for the study of Rajasthan's prehistory.

D. Gudiyam Cave — Tamil Nadu (2): The Gudiyam Caves are situated in the Tiruvallur district of present-day Tamil Nadu, in the Allikulli hills. Palaeolithic tools and evidence of prehistoric use of the caves as shelters have been found here. The Archaeological Survey of India excavated the site during 1962–64 and also identified several additional rock shelters in the surrounding area. The remains are important for the study of the Palaeolithic tradition of southern India.