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Neolithic Habitation Found in Dima Hasao, Assam

A recent (2025) archaeological survey has confirmed Neolithic habitation at Daojali Hading, Dima Hasao district, Assam.
Discovery of a furnace and iron slag suggests early metallurgical activity over 2,700 years ago.
Enhances understanding of prehistoric community life and technological advancement in Northeast India.

About Daojali Hading

Location: Langting-Mupa Reserve Forest, Dima Hasao, Assam

Key Artefacts Found

Furnace and iron slag → Early metallurgical activity
Cord-marked pottery, polished celts, grinding stones, hafted celts, arrowheads, jadeite tools
Charcoal and limestone deposits
On-site lithic tool production observed
Indicates a settled Neolithic habitation, not just tool-making

Other Important Neolithic Sites in India

Region	Site	State
North India	Burzahom	Jammu & Kashmir
South India	Paiyampalli	Tamil Nadu
Eastern India	Chirand	Bihar
Central India	Mahagara	Uttar Pradesh
Northeast India	Daojali Hading	Assam

Neolithic Period: Last stage of the Stone Age.

Feature	Details
Period in India	Approx. 7000 BCE – 1000 BCE
Key Features	Polished stone tools, pottery, domestication, settled life
Agriculture	Beginning of cultivation (wheat, barley, rice)
Tools	Celts, adzes, grinding stones
Pottery	Handmade, cord-marked, low-fired
Housing	Circular/rectangular huts
Economy	Food-producing (subsistence farming, herding)

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