Location | Uttar Pradesh, India |
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Coordinates | 24°55′N 82°5′E / 24.917°N 82.083°E |
Type | Settlement |
Area | 1500 sq.m. |
History | |
Founded | 7000 BCE |
Cultures | Mesolithic, Neolithic |
Site notes | |
Excavation dates | 1967, 1977–1978 |
Archaeologists | G. R. Sharma |
Chopanimando is an important archaeological site, which indicates transition of humans from food gathering society to food production society. It is situated in Belan river valley in modern Prayagraj district of Uttar Pradesh state, India.[1] A three phase sequence of palaeolithic, Mesolithic, and Neolithic is attributed by archaeologists. Circular and oval settlement with hearths, hand-made cord-impressed pottery, and microliths, chalcedony are found here during excavation.[2]