Q. Which of the following Indus Valley Sites in India has been dated even older than Mehrgarh of Pakistan by C-14 radio dating done in recent years?
Answer: Bhirrana in Haryana
Notes: The Archaeological Survey of India in 2015 had debunked its early research that the Indus Valley Civilization's Harappan phase originated in Sind, in present-day Pakistan. According to data based on C-14 radio-dating, the Bhirrana village, on the banks of the Ghaggar River, in Fatehabad district of Haryana is date back to 7570-6200 BC. The previous Pakistan-French study had put Mehrgarh site in Pakistan as the oldest site date back to 6400-7000 BC.

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