STONE AGE - the recent reported artefacts from BORI in maharashtra suggest the appearance of human beings in india around 1.4 million years ago. The early man in india used the tools of stone, roughly dressed by cruede clipping.this period there for known as stone age. which has been divided into
1) the palaeolithic age or old stone age
2) the mesolithic or middle stone age
3) the neolithic age or new stone age
THE PALAEOLITHIC AGE -(500000-9000 B.C) -
1) palaeolithic men were hunters and food gathers.
2) they had no knowledge of agriculture, fire or pottery, they used tools unpolished, rough stones and lived in cave rock shelter.
3) they are also called as quartzite man.
4) homo sapiens appeared in the last phase of this period.
5) this phase in divided into three phases according to the nature of the stone tools used by the people and changes in the climate and environment.
THE MESOLITHIC PERIOD(9000-4000 B.C)-
1) It intervened as a transitional phase between palaeolithic age and neolithic age.
2) in this age climate became warm and dry which brought about changes in fauna and flora and made it possible for human beings to move to new areas.
3) the mesolithic people lived on hunting, fishing and food gathering. at a later stage, they also domesticated animals.
4) the people of the palaeolithic age and mesolithic ages practised paintings.
5) BHIMBETKA in madhya pradesh, is a striking site of pre- historic and paintings of mesolithic age.
THE NEOLITHIC AGE (4000-1000 B.C)-
1) The people of this age used tools and implements of polished stone. they particularly used stone axes.
2) it is interesting that in burzahom, domestic dogs were buried with their masters in their caves.
3) first used of hand made pottery and potter wheels appear during the neolithic age. neolithic men lived in caves and decorated their walls with hunting and dancing scenes.
1) the palaeolithic age or old stone age
2) the mesolithic or middle stone age
3) the neolithic age or new stone age
1) palaeolithic men were hunters and food gathers.
2) they had no knowledge of agriculture, fire or pottery, they used tools unpolished, rough stones and lived in cave rock shelter.
3) they are also called as quartzite man.
4) homo sapiens appeared in the last phase of this period.
5) this phase in divided into three phases according to the nature of the stone tools used by the people and changes in the climate and environment.
THE MESOLITHIC PERIOD(9000-4000 B.C)-
1) It intervened as a transitional phase between palaeolithic age and neolithic age.
2) in this age climate became warm and dry which brought about changes in fauna and flora and made it possible for human beings to move to new areas.
3) the mesolithic people lived on hunting, fishing and food gathering. at a later stage, they also domesticated animals.
4) the people of the palaeolithic age and mesolithic ages practised paintings.
5) BHIMBETKA in madhya pradesh, is a striking site of pre- historic and paintings of mesolithic age.
THE NEOLITHIC AGE (4000-1000 B.C)-
1) The people of this age used tools and implements of polished stone. they particularly used stone axes.
2) it is interesting that in burzahom, domestic dogs were buried with their masters in their caves.
3) first used of hand made pottery and potter wheels appear during the neolithic age. neolithic men lived in caves and decorated their walls with hunting and dancing scenes.
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