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According to modern genetics, when did anatomically modern humans first arrive on the Indian subcontinent from Africa?
According to modern genetics, when did anatomically modern humans first arrive on the Indian subcontinent from Africa?
- Between 5,000 and 1,000 years ago
- Between 10,000 and 5,000 years ago
- Between 73,000 and 55,000 years ago (correct)
- Between 30,000 and 20,000 years ago
When did the Indus Valley civilization flourish in present-day Pakistan and north-western India?
When did the Indus Valley civilization flourish in present-day Pakistan and north-western India?
- Between 1000 BCE and 500 BCE
- Between 1500 BCE and 1000 BCE
- Between 1900 BCE and 1500 BCE
- Between 2500 BCE and 1900 BCE (correct)
When did sedentariness, involving the transition from foraging to farming and pastoralism, begin in South Asia?
When did sedentariness, involving the transition from foraging to farming and pastoralism, begin in South Asia?
- Around 10,000 BCE
- Around 7000 BCE (correct)
- Around 5000 BCE
- Around 3000 BCE
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