According to the new study of Pre-historic megaliths and tools, which of the following tribe has been residing Meghalaya since around 1200 BCE

2016

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A	Bhotias
B	Badagas
C	Khasi
D	Bhils

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -Pre-historic megaliths and tools discovered in Meghalaya’s Ri-Bhoi district indicate that Khasi tribe, one of the major tribes in the state, had made the state their home since around 1200 BC.

Detailed explanation-2: -Why the ancient Tamilakam period is known as the Megalithic Age?

Detailed explanation-3: -Megaliths are spread across the Indian subcontinent, though the bulk of them are found in peninsular India, concentrated in the states of Maharashtra (mainly in Vidarbha), Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.

Detailed explanation-4: -Hence, Iron tools and implements, Horses, Dolmens, Sarcophagi, belong to the Megalithic Culture.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Garo Hills are well known for their unique Neolithic culture characterised by large numbers of unpolished axe and adze, polished celts, and flake-blade assemblages associated with hand-made cord-impressed ceramic. This area is an important centre of the Eastern Neolithic in India.

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