With reference to the Upper Paleolithic structural remnants discovered at Baghor I in Madhya Pradesh, consider the following statements:
1. It revealed a unique circular platform made of sandstone rubble with a triangular laminated stone at its center.
2. This structure is structurally interpreted as the earliest material evidence of a localized structural shrine or specialized symbolic worship in the subcontinent.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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Excavations by Jonathan Mark Kenoyer and G.R. Sharma at Baghor I exposed a unique circular sandstone rubble platform with a distinct triangular laminated stone. This stone features natural concentric lines matching contemporary tribal practices of worshiping 'Shakti' or Mother Goddess, representing the oldest known operational structural shrine in India.

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