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QWhat was found at the Adichanallur excavation site?

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  • A Ancient stone tools ✔ ✖
  • B Neolithic clay urns containing human remains and artifacts ✔ ✖
  • C Potsherds with Indus script ✔ ✖
  • D Bronze artifacts and weapons ✔ ✖
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The sentence in the passage reads: "In Adichanallur, 24 km (15 mi) from Tirunelveli, archaeologists from the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) unearthed 169 clay urns containing human skulls, skeletons, bones, husks, grains of rice, charred rice, and celts of the Neolithic period, 3,800 years ago."

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