New modes of disposal of the dead, including the making of elaborate stone structures known as “megaliths”, emerged in central and south India from the _____________.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → First-Millennium BCE
In the centuries after the end of the Harappan civilisation, farming settlements spread across north India, the Deccan and parts of Karnataka. From the first millennium BCE, new ways of disposing of the dead appeared in central and south India, including large stone structures called megaliths. In many cases the dead were buried with a rich range of iron tools and weapons.
NCERT (2025-26): “…Agricultural settlements emerged in many parts of the subcontinent, including north India, the Deccan Plateau, and parts of Karnataka. Besides, there is evidence of pastoral populations in the Deccan and further south. New modes of disposal of the dead, including the making of elaborate stone structures known as megaliths, emerged in central and south India from the first millennium BCE. In many cases, the dead were buried with a rich range of iron tools and weapons.…” |