Archaeologists date the first settlement at Rang Mahal in Rajasthan to about 250 CE. To which period is this earliest phase assigned?
Question and options
Archaeologists date the first settlement at Rang Mahal in Rajasthan to about 250 CE. To which period is this earliest phase assigned?
Gupta period
Kushan period
Maurya period
Saka period
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B - Kushan period
The Archaeological Survey of India assigns the first settlement at Rang Mahal, around 250 CE, to the Kushan period. Occupation continued into the sixth or seventh century, so the initial phase is narrower than the site’s full occupation span.
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