Question

What does the word "Burzahom" mean ?

• A. Place of birch
• B. Place of birth
• C. Lake - side
• D. Mud huts

Answer 1

The correct option is A Place of birch

Burzahom was the first Neolithic site to be discovered in Kashmir. Burzahom means, place of birch. Burnt birch found in the excavations showed that birch trees must have been common in the area in the Stone Age. The earliest Neolithic homes at Burzahom were pits dug below ground level using stone tools. The sides of the pits were plastered with mud. These pits must have provided the early Neolithic people of Burzahom protection from the elements during bitter winters in Kashmir.