Oldest city unearthed
New Delhi: Indian scientists have made an archaeological find dating back to 7500 BC suggesting the world's oldest cities came up about 4,000 years earlier than is currently believed.
The scientists found pieces of wood, remains of pots, fossil bones and what appeared like construction material just off the coast of Surat.

Some of these artefacts recovered by the National Institute of Ocean Technology from the site such as the log of wood date back to 7500 BC, which is indicative of a very ancient culture in the present Gulf of Cambay, that got submerged subsequently.
The findings, if confirmed, will dislodge the Harappan Civilisation dating back to 2500 BC as India's oldest civilisation.
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