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QWhat was discovered in Adichanallur by archaeologists from the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI)?

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  • A Ancient stone tools ✔ ✖
  • B A large urban settlement dating to the 6th century BCE ✔ ✖
  • C Clay urns containing human skulls, skeletons, bones, husks, grains of rice, charred rice, and celts of the Neolithic period ✔ ✖
  • D Written records in the Tamil Brahmi script ✔ ✖
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In Adichanallur, archaeologists from the ASI unearthed 169 clay urns containing human skulls, skeletons, bones, husks, grains of rice, charred rice, and celts of the Neolithic period, dating back to 3,800 years ago.

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