Scribd
Upload
183 views3 pages

Palaeolithic to Chalcolithic Ages in India

The document outlines the characteristics and major sites of various prehistoric periods in India, including the Palaeolithic, Mesolithic, Neolithic, and Chalcolithic Ages. It details the evolution of tools, subsistence strategies, and settlement patterns over time. Key sites mentioned include Bhimbetka, Mehrgarh, and various locations across Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh.

Uploaded by

moneyplex.biz
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
183 views3 pages

Palaeolithic to Chalcolithic Ages in India

The document outlines the characteristics and major sites of various prehistoric periods in India, including the Palaeolithic, Mesolithic, Neolithic, and Chalcolithic Ages. It details the evolution of tools, subsistence strategies, and settlement patterns over time. Key sites mentioned include Bhimbetka, Mehrgarh, and various locations across Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh.

Uploaded by

moneyplex.biz
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd

Palaeolithic Age Characteristics Major Sites

1. Soan Valley (Pakistan),


2. Thar Desert,
3. Kashmir,
4. Mewar Plains,
Hunters and food gatherers; 5. Saurashtra,
Lower
tools: hand axes, choppers, 6. Gujarat,
Palaeolithic Age
cleavers 7. Central India,
8. Deccan Plateau,
9. Chotanagpur Plateau,
10. Belan Valley (UP),
11. Bhimbetka (Madhya Pradesh)

1. Belan Valley (UP),


2. Luni Valley (Rajasthan),
Tools: flakes, blades, pointers, 3. Son and Narmada Rivers,
Middle
scrapers, borers; smaller and 4. Bhimbetka,
Palaeolithic Age
lighter tools 5. Tungabhadra River Valleys,
6. Potwar Plateau (Pakistan),
7. Sanghao Cave (Pakistan)

1. Bhimbhetka (South of Bhopal),


2. Belan, Son,
3. Chota Nagpur Plateau (Bihar),
Emergence of Homo sapiens; Maharashtra,
Upper
innovation in tools and 4. Orissa,
Palaeolithic Age
technology; bone tools 5. Eastern Ghats (Andhra Pradesh),
6. Cave sites in Kurnool and
7. Muchchatla Chintamani Gavi (Andhra
Pradesh)
Mesolithic Period Characteristics Important Sites

1. Bagor (Rajasthan),
2. Adamgarh (Madhya Pradesh),
Hunting, fishing, food gathering;
Middle Stone 3. Bhimbetka Caves (Madhya
later domestication of animals and
Age (Holocene Pradesh), Langhnaj (Gujarat),
agriculture; microliths;
era) 4. Biharanpur (West Bengal),
semi-permanent settlements
5. Mesolithic rock art sites across
India

Neolithic Period Characteristics Important Sites

1. Koldihwa and Mahagara (near


Allahabad),
2. Mehrgarh (Balochistan, Pakistan),
3. Burzahom (Kashmir),
Microlithic blades, polished 4. Gufkral (Kashmir),
New Stone Age stone tools, bone tools; 5. Chirand (Bihar),
(Holocene era) agriculture; pottery; settled 6. Piklihal,
life 7. Brahmagiri,
8. Maski,
9. Takkalakota,
10. Hallur (Karnataka),
11. Belan Valley
Chalcolithic
Age Characteristics Important Sites

1. Ahar (Rajasthan),
2. Gilund (Rajasthan),
3. Daimabad (Maharashtra),
4. Malwa (Madhya Pradesh),
5. Kayatha (Madhya Pradesh),
6. Chirand,
Use of metal (copper)
7. Senuar,
Stone Copper along with stone tools;
8. Sonpur (Bihar),
Age agriculture; pottery; rural
9. Mahishdal (West Bengal),
settlements
10. Songaon,
11. Inamgaon,
12. Nasik (Maharashtra),
13. Navdatoli (on Narmada),
14. Nevasa and
15. Eran (Madhya Pradesh)

You might also like