Match the following:

Column A	Column B
A. Green gram	1. Koldihwa
B. Black gram	2. Chirand
C. Fragmented animal bone	3. Paiyampalli
D. Dog	4. Burzahom

Choose the correct option:

Correct option is C

Correct Answer: (C) A-3, B-1, C-2, D-4
Explanation:
A. Green gram → 3. Paiyampalli:
→ Paiyampalli is a key Neolithic site located in modern Tamil Nadu, where evidence of green gram, millet, and black gram has been found.
B. Black gram → 1. Koldihwa:
→ Koldihwa in Uttar Pradesh is famous for yielding some of the earliest global evidence of rice cultivation, alongside black gram.
C. Fragmented animal bone → 2. Chirand:
→ Chirand, located in modern Bihar, is a Neolithic site that has yielded rich remains of green gram, barley, and fragmented animal bones.
D. Dog → 4. Burzahom:
→ At Burzahom in Kashmir, archaeological excavations uncovered domestic dogs buried alongside their masters in unique pit dwellings.
Information Booster:
→ Burzahom is famous for its subterranean 'pit-houses' built to protect early settlers from the harsh cold Kashmiri climate.
→ Koldihwa has pushed back the antiquity of rice cultivation in South Asia to around the 7th-6th millennium BCE.
→ Neolithic tools found at these sites include highly polished stone axes and grinding stones.
→ Identifying plant and animal remains at these sites helps archaeologists reconstruct the transition from hunting-gathering to settled agriculture.