2022 · Q120
Recently, archaeological studies at which one among the following revealed that by 1200 BCE there was a flourishing agrarian civilization and the cultivation of rice was well-established at this place?
General KnowledgeHistory of India
- ARaichur Doab
- BKrishna Delta
- CVicinity of Vamsadhara river
- DVicinity of Thamirabarani river
Explanation
Archaeological excavations at Sivakalai (Thoothukudi district), in the Thamirabarani river basin, yielded carbon-dated rice with soil pushing Tamil Nadu’s agrarian history back to around 1200 BCE (reported 2022) — evidence of a flourishing rice-cultivating civilization.