An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v2.c36.167

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**Jamalgarh, Jamalpurgarh, Jamalpurdiba** (25°15'; 86°29'), Dt Monghyr, about 200 m n.-w. of Jamalpur railway station. The *garh*, now a part of the town, is left without any distinctive features. The site is situated near the foot of the low jungle-covered Kharagpur hill with scraped faces of massive quartzite blocks at palces, which forms an irregular triangular block extending from Jamalpur to Jamui, with numerous steep ridges ensuing from the low ground all around and a few patches of valleys of cultivable land. There are a number of hot springs of which the ones at Bhimbandh are well known. Many peaks of this range rise to a height of about 400 m or even more. These natural surroundings were favourable for the Palaeolithic [4.2-4] food-gatherers and Neolithic [4.6] agriculturists.