Which of the following culture is contemporary and adjacent to the Indus Valley Civilization?
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Option 4 : Ahar Civilization
The correct answer is Ahar Civilization.
- The Ahar Civilization, also known as the Banas culture is a Chalcolithic archaeological culture on the banks of Ahar River of southeastern Rajasthan, lasting from c. 3000 to 1500 BCE, contemporary and adjacent to the Indus Valley Civilization.
- Situated along the Banas and Berach Rivers, as well as the Ahar River, the Ahar-Banas people were exploiting the copper ores of the Aravalli Range to make axes and other artefacts.
- They were sustained on a number of crops, including wheat and barley.
- Ganeshwar Civilization:
- Ganeshwar is a village in Neem-Ka-Thana Tehsil in the Sikar, Rajasthan.
- Excavations in the area revealed the remains of a 4,000-year-old civilization.
- Gilund Civilization:
- Gilund is a village and an archaeological site in Rajsamand, Rajasthan.
- It is one of five ancient sites excavated in the Ahar-Banas Complex which also includes the sites of Ahar, Ojiyana, Marmi, and Balathal.
- Bagore Civilization:
- It is located in the Bhilwara district of Rajasthan.
- Bagore on the river Kothari is the largest Mesolithic site in India and has been horizontally excavated.
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