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Mehrgarh, a Neolithic settlement, is situated in the ______ province of Pakistan.
1. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
2. Balochistan
3. Sindh
4. Punjab

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Correct Answer - Option 2 : Balochistan

The correct answer is Balochistan.

  • Mehrgarh is one of the earliest sites with evidence of farming and herding in South Asia.
  • This site is from 7000 BCE to 2000 BCE.
  • Mehrgarh is located near the Bolan Pass, to the west of the Indus River valley.
  • The site was discovered in 1974 by an archaeological team directed by French archaeologists Jean-François Jarrige and Catherine Jarrige.

Name of Neolithic Site Location Time Span Characteristics
Burzahom Kashmir 2,700 B.C.

The people lived on a lakeside in pits.

Domestic dogs were buried along with their masters in their graves. Used tools and weapons made of polished stone as well as bone

Gufkral Kashmir 2,000 B.C. Practiced both agriculture & domestication of animals. Used tools and weapons made of polished stone as well as bone.
Chirand Bihar 2,000 B.C Used tools and weapons made of bone.
Paiyampalli Tamil Nadu 2,000-1,000 B.C.  
Pikilihal, Brahmagiri, Maski, Hallur, Takkalakota, T. Narsipur, Kodekal, Sanganakallu Karnataka 2,000 B.C. to 1,000 B.C. The people in Piklihal were cattle-herders. They domesticated sheep, goats, and cattle. Ash mounds have been found.

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