At which of the following sites can the earliest hominin fossils be found in the Indian subcontinent?

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  1. Narmada Valley
  2. Amravati
  3. Mehrgarh
  4. Baluchistan Hills

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Option 1 : Narmada Valley
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The correct answer is Narmada Valley.

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  • At the Narmada Valley earliest hominin fossils be found in the Indian subcontinent.
  • The first evidence of man was found in India in western Narmada region of Madhya Pradesh.
  • It was first discovered in 1982.
  • Narmada Human also known as Narmada Man belongs to the category of Homo erectus, preceding Homo sapiens, the modern human species.
  • Dr. Arun Sonakia of the Geological Survey of India found the fossil.
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