Which of the following sites has yielded skeleton of the dog along with human skeleton in burial?
U.P. Lower Sub. (Pre) 2008
A. Brahmagiri
B. Burzahom
C. Chirand
D. Maski
Answer: Burzahom
Option b is the correct answer.
Burzahom is the site that has yielded skeleton of the dog along with human skeleton in burial. Burzahom is a Neolithic site located in the Kashmir Valley, where people practiced agriculture, animal domestication, and pottery making. Some of the burials at Burzahom show that dogs were buried with humans, possibly as companions or guardians in the afterlife. One of the burials even shows a dog skeleton placed between two human skeletons, as if to protect them1. This indicates that dogs and humans had a close relationship in this culture.
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Brahmagiri: This is a site in Karnataka where megalithic monuments have been found, dating from the 2nd millennium BCE to the early historical period. Some of the burials at Brahmagiri were made in urns, cists, or dolmens. One skeleton was buried with 33 gold beads, 2 stone beads, 4 copper bangles and one conch shell
Chirand: This is an archaeological site in Bihar, situated on the northern bank of the Ganga River. It has a large pre-historic mound which is known for its continuous archaeological record from the Neolithic age (about
2500
−
1345
2500−1345 BCE) to the reign of the Pal dynasty who ruled during the pre-medieval period. The excavations in Chirand have revealed stratified Neolithic, Chalcolithic, and Iron Age settlements, and transitions in human habitation patterns.
Maski: This is a town and an archaeological site in Karnataka, where an Ashokan rock edict was discovered in 1915. It dates back to the 3rd century BCE and contains the name Ashoka in it instead of the earlier edicts that referred him as Devanampriya or Beloved-of-the-Gods