Ancient India (The Pre-History or Stone Age)
Ancient History of India (The Paleolithic Age, The Mesolithic Age, The Neolithic Age ) The age, when the pre-historic man began to use stone for utilitarian purpose is divided into three broad divisions, T he Paleolithic Age Or the Old stone age , The Mesolithic Age or the Middle Stone Age and The Neolithic Age Or The New Stone Age. The Paleolithic Age (Up to 9000BC) The Paleolithic culture of India developed in the Pleistocene period or the Ice Age. It seems that paleolithic men belonged to the Nehtiho race. Homo Sapiens first appeared in the last of this phase. paleolithic men were hunters and food gatherers. They had no knowledge of agriculture, fire or pottery, they used tools of unpolished, undressed rough stones and lived in cave rock shelters. They are also called Quartzite men. This age is divided into t hree phases according to the nature of the stone tools used by the people and change in the climate. (I) Early or Lower...