Evidence of prehistoric human activity in the Jammu–Siwalik region.
Major Significance
An important Lower Paleolithic locality associated with the Siwalik landscape of the Jammu region.
Local Significance
Uttarbahini is a historic religious locality situated on the bank of the Devika River, near Purmandal.
Uttarbahini, located in Samba district of Jammu & Kashmir, lies along the Devika (Devak) River in the Siwalik Hills. It is associated with the Lower Paleolithic period, with Paleolithic stone tools reported from the locality, providing evidence of prehistoric human activity in the Jammu–Siwalik region. Archaeologically, Uttarbahini is significant as a Lower Paleolithic locality within the broader prehistoric landscape of the Siwalik Hills.