Question

The people who lived near the Kosasthalaiyar river belonged to the species of ________.
A. Homo erectus
B. Homo sapiens
C. Homo floresiensis
D. None of these

Answer 1

Hint: This was the first human species to control fire and to have exhibited a flat face and was a human of medium stature that walked upright.

Complete answer: An ancestor of modern humans or Homo sapien, Homo erectus is also known as the upright man. Home Erectus evolved from Homo habilis and first occurred around two million years ago.
One of the oldest stone ages found in the world so far is the Tamil Nadu Paleolithic culture. At Attirampakkam, during the archaeological excavation, many stone tools were found. In a cosmic ray test, these tools date back to about two million years ago.
The evidence of the first human species to spread throughout the world or Homo erectus was found near the river Kosasthalaiyar. Pottery, stone tools, pollens, animal bones were some evidence that was found near the location. The findings date back to around two million ago
While talking about the other options,
B. The evidence of the modern humans or the Homo sapiens were collected by the archaeologists from Bhimbetka, a place in the state of Madhya Pradesh.
C. There is no such evidence of Homo floresiensis collected from India but in 2003, some fossils of half-sized humans or Homo floresiensis were found in Indonesian Isle.
Thus the correct option is A.

Note: “The father of Indian Pre History” or Sir Robert Bruce Foot was a geologist who has made a major contribution to Indian archaeological survey. Palaeolithic tools were discovered by him at Pallavaram near Chennai.