STONE AGE

Classified into:-

Paleolithic Age or Old Stone AgeMesolithic Age or Middle Stone AgeNeolithic Age or New Stone Age

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PALEOLITHIC AGE

IT LASTED UNTIL ABOUT 12,000 TO 70,000 YEARS AGO.

MAN SURVIVED BY HUNTING ANIMALS AND BY GATHERING ROOTS , BERRIES AND SEEDS

THEY USED TREE BRANCHES AND STONES TO MAKE SHELTER LIVING.

ABSOLUTE DEPENDENCE ON NATURE AND PEOPLE HUNTED IN

GROUPS.

CAVE ART SHOWING MEN HUNTING IN GROUPS MAN HUNTING

DISCOVERY OF FIRE FROM STONE WAS DONE IN THIS AGE

THEY LIVE EXTREMELY NOMADIC WAY OF LIFE (MOVING FROM ONE PLACE TO ANOTHER),

THEY HAVE A BELIEF IN AFTERLIFE (BURY THE DEADBODY WITH IMPORTANT ITEMS).

MAN USED STONE ,BONE AND WOOD TOOLS FOR HUNTING.

PEOPLE USED TO LIVE IN CAVES.

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Mesolithic Age

PEOPLE BEGIN THEIR SETTLEMENT ALONG THE RIVER AND LAKE SHORE AND STARTED TO SETTLE AT ONE PLACE.

POTTERY AND THE USE OF BOW DEVELOPED IN THIS ERA.

STARTED DOMESTICATION OF ANIMALS.

PEOPLE STARTED TO DEPEND ON RIVERS.

PEOPLE STARTED TO SHARPEN THEIR TOOLS FOR HUNTING AND LOOKING FOR WEAPONS SUCH AS FLINTS.

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MESOLITHIC AGE TOOLS AND WEAPONS

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HUMAN BEGAN TO STORE FOOD IN STORAGE FOR FURTHER CONSUMPTION.

MESOLITHIC AGE ART

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Neoeolithic ageTime Period:- 2,500 B.C.– 5,500 B.C.

This era was characterized by the adoption of agriculture, the shift from food gathering to food producing

Due to increased need to harvest the tools for cutting, chopping andgrinding were developed

They started to cultivate the land with the help of herded animals.

They used stone mortars and pestles to grind cereals and grains.

The first large-scale constructions were built, including settlement towers and walls

Tools and Weapons

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Shelter House