Neolithic-Era Human Burial Found in Karnataka’s Ballari District

A team led by a US-based scholar unearths a largely intact human burial site from Neolithic and later periods in Ballari district, Karnataka. The find brings Neolithic-era material into current focus due to the fresh excavation report.

Neolithic Age (as referenced in the Ballari burial discovery)"

Dimension	Key Details
Position in Stone Age	Provides for Neolithic Age as the final stage of the Stone Age.
Key characteristics	Stone tools shaped by polishing or grinding; dependence on domesticated plants and animals; settlement in permanent villages; appearance of pottery and weaving.
Contemporaneity	Neolithic cultures of India were contemporary with Harappan, Chalcolithic and microlith-using hunter-gatherers.
Neolithic sites in India	Applies to sites including Kashmir (Burzahom); Vindhyan region of Prayagraj, Mirzapur and the Belan river valley; northern part of Bihar; Central Eastern region; Assam and the sub-Himalayan region; Peninsular India.