Major Neolithic Sites of India – Features & Memory Hooks for UPSC and UPPSC pre

Major Neolithic Sites of India – Features & Memory Hooks

Quick visual table for fast revision of Neolithic culture across regions.
Region Site Key Feature Memory Hook
Kashmir Burzahom Pit dwellings, dog burial, bone tools Buried homes
Kashmir Gufkral Pit dwellings Guf = pit/cave
Belan Valley (UP) Koldihwa Earliest evidence of rice cultivation Cold rice
Belan Valley (UP) Mahagara Cattle pen evidence Animal domestication
Bihar (Ganga plains) Chirand Farming, bone tools Ganga farmers
Bihar (Ganga plains) Senuwar Early agriculture village Village farming
South India Brahmagiri Stone tools, Neolithic settlement Classic south site
South India Maski Neolithic + later Ashokan site Multi-period site
South India Piklihal Cattle rearing evidence Pastoral life
South India Utnur Ash mounds (burnt cattle dung) Ash mound culture
South India Hallur Millet cultivation Farming south
South India (Tamil Nadu) Paiyampalli Neolithic site Southern spread
North-East Daojali Hading Stone tools, SE Asia link Eastern connection

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