Mesolitithic Age 10000- 6000 B.C
- The Mesolithic age began around 8000 B.C.
- It was the trasntional phase between the paleolithic age and the neolithic age.
- The Mesolithic tools are microlithic age.
- Blade, core , point, Triangle, Lunate, and trapeze are the main types of Mesolithic Tools.
- Important sites of Mesolithics age are Bagor, Langhraj, Sarai nahar rai and birbahanpur.
- sires like bhimbetka , adamgarh, and mirzapur are rich in mesolithic art.
Neolithic Age (6000-2500 B.C)
- The term "Neolithic" was coined by Sir "John Lubbock"in his book " Pre Historic Times"
- Neolithic men cultivated land and grew fruits and corn like raig and horse gram. They domesticated cattle, sheep, and goat.
- Important sites are Gufkaral, Burzahom, chirand, Mehargarh, piklihal.
- Chopani mando provides the earliest evidence of the use of pottery in the world.
Harappan civilisation
- It Extended from manda (Jammu) in north to daimabad in south.
-Major settlements are in the Ghaggar - Hakra belt.
- more than 1000 sites have been excavated.
- Copper , bronze, silver, gold were known but not iron.
- seals were made up of steatite.
-camels bones have been discovered at kalibangan, Banwali, Dholavira.
- At Kalibangan and Lothal fire alters have been discovered.
- Furrowed field has been discovered at kalibangan.
- Harappan Civilization was the first urban civilization.
- Great bath is at Mohenjodaro.
- Their pottery was red and black pottery.
- The script was pictographic.
- The writing was boustrophedon.
- Bead making factory existed in Chanhudaro and lothal.
-Dholavira is the latest site discovered in india.
- Ink pot has been discovered at Chanhudaro.
-Cemetry H and R37 have been discovered at harappa.
- Terracotta Plough has been discovered at banwali
STONE - COPPER PHASE
- This phase is also called as chalcolithic phase.
-It is characterised by the use of stone and copper.
- Chalcolithic people were not acquainted with burnt brick.
people used different types of pottery of which black and red ware was most popular.
- They worshipped Mother Goddess and Bull.
- They generally Lived in thatched houses.
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