INDIAN HISTORY

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Where is the prehistoric grain producing site of Mehrgarh located?
A
In Western Baluchistan
B
On the bak of Ghaggar
C
On the edge of bolan river
D
In eastern Rann of kutch
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Description. The archaeological site of Mehrgarh consist of a number of low archaeological mounds in the Kachi plain, close to the mouth of the Bolan Pass. Located next to the west bank of the Bolan river, they are some 30 kilometres from the town of Sibi.

Detailed explanation-2: -Mehrgarh (Balochi: ; Urdu: ) is a Neolithic archaeological site (dated c. 7000 BCE – c. 2500/2000 BCE) situated on the Kacchi Plain of Balochistan in Pakistan. It is located near the Bolan Pass, to the west of the Indus River and between the modern-day Pakistani cities of Quetta, Kalat and Sibi.

Detailed explanation-3: -Mehrgarh is a Neolithic site located near the Bolan Pass on the Kacchi Plain of Balochistan, Pakistan.

Detailed explanation-4: -Aceramic Neolithic The earliest settled portion of Mehrgarh is found in an area called MR. 3, in the northeast corner of the immense site. Mehrgarh was a small farming and pastoralist village between 7000-5500 BC, with mud brick houses and granaries.

Detailed explanation-5: -At the ancient site of Mehrgarh, where the earliest evidence has been found, barley was the dominant crop and was apparently supplemented with some wheat. The barley found there is the well-developed domesticate, six-row barley.

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