Asked: U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1998medium Level
ID: 693e4535faac6241e62a2a65
QUESTION STATEMENT:

भारत के किस स्थल की खुदाई से लौह धातु के प्रचलन के प्राचीनतम प्रमाण मिले हैं?

The earliest evidence of the use of iron in India has been discovered from :

SELECT CORRECT OPTION:
A
Taxila
तक्षशिला
B
Atranjikhera
अतरंजीखेड़ा
Correct
C
Kaushambi
कौशाम्बी
D
Hastinapur
हस्तिनापुर
Official Solution & Explanation:
Correct Answer: Option B (Atranjikhera)

अहिच्छत्र, अतरंजीखेड़ा, आलमगीरपुर, मथुरा, रोपड़, श्रावस्ती, काम्पिल्य आदि स्थलों की खुदाइयों से लौह युगीन संस्कृति के अवशेष प्राप्त हुए हैं। अतरंजीखेड़ा से लौह धातु मल तथा धातु शोधन में प्रयुक्त होने वाली भट्टियां मिली हैं, जिनसे यह संकेत मिलता है कि यहां लौह धातु को गलाने का कार्य स्थानीय रूप से होता था।

Atranjikhera is a prehistoric and historic excavated archaeological site on the bank of Kali river, a tributary of Ganga. This site was first identified by Sir Alexander Cunningham in his survey report in 1861-62 but excavated by R.C. Gaur. A Trial trench put in 1962, was followed in the next year by digging on a small scale. Regular excavation was started in 1964. The earliest evidence of iron used in the region dates back to around 1000 B.C.

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