Asked: U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1997medium Level
ID: 693d3883d4005eb5af3f3de0
QUESTION STATEMENT:

ताम्राश्म काल में महाराष्ट्र के लोग मृतकों को घर के फर्श के नीचे किस तरह रखकर दफनाते थे?

In the Chalcolithic period people of Maharashtra buried their dead under the floor of their houses in the following orientation:

SELECT CORRECT OPTION:
A
North to South position
उत्तर से दक्षिण की ओर
Correct
B
East to West position
पूर्व से पश्चिम की ओर
C
South to North position
दक्षिण से उत्तर की ओर
D
West to East position
पश्चिम से पूर्व की ओर
Official Solution & Explanation:
Correct Answer: Option A (North to South position)

महाराष्ट्र की ताम्रपाषाणकालीन संस्कृति (जोर्वे संस्कृति) के नेवासा, दैमाबाद, चंदोली, इनामगांव आदि पुरास्थलों में मृतकों को उत्तर से दक्षिण दिशा में घरों के फर्श के नीचे दफनाए जाने के साक्ष्य मिले हैं। कब्र में मिट्टी की हंडियां और तांबे की कुछ वस्तुएं भी रखी जाती थीं।

The people of Jorwe culture lived in large rectangular houses with wattle and daub walls and thatched roofs. They believed in life after death and therefore buried the dead inside the houses under the floor. Children were buried in two urns that were joined mouth-to-mouth and set horizontally in the pit, while adults were placed in a supine position with their head towards the north (north to south). These sites were found in Daimabad, Inamgaon, Chandoli, Nevasa etc.

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