Q. Consider the following statements about Neolithic sites in Kasmir:
Occurrence of a spiral-headed copper ‘hairpin’ at Burzahom.
A Kot Diji-type ‘homed deity design’ on a globular pot at Gufkral.
Handmade grey pottery with a mat-impressed base is a distinguishing feature of the ceramic phase of the Kashmir Neolithic at both its excavated sites—Gufkral and Burzahom.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct? Answer:
Only 3
Notes:
Occurrence of a spiral-headed copper ‘hairpin’ at Gufkral and a Kot Diji-type ‘homed deity design’ on a globular pot at Burzahom.
The aceramic phase at Gufkral showed large and small dwelling pits. Shallow and large pits are said to be more common in its earlier phase. There are examples of pits with two chambers in the later phase.
Handmade grey pottery with a mat-impressed base is a distinguishing feature of the ceramic phase of the Kashmir Neolithic at both its excavated sites—Gufkral and Burzahom.
The Neolithic phase in Kashmir merged into a Megalithic phase around the middle of the second millennium BC.