Consider the following statements regarding the Mesolithic skeletal discoveries in the Ganga Valley (Sarai Nahar Rai, Mahadaha, and Damdama):
1. These sites represent the earliest evidence of non-megalithic, systematic human burials within the residential settlements in the alluvial plains.
2. Multiple burials, including double burials containing a male and a female together in a single grave, are distinctly present at Mahadaha and Damdama.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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Both statements are correct. G.R. Sharma and his team uncovered highly significant data from these Ganga valley Mesolithic sites. The human skeletons are long, robust, and buried in an oblong shallow pit within the habitation floors, with Damdama yielding three individuals in a single grave as well.

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