PRE-HISTORIC PERIOD :- (BEFORE THE WRITING OF THE SCRIPT-as STONE AGE, BRONZE AGE ,

IRON AGE)-

STONE AGE :-

STUDY OF HISTORY BY MT-DNA ( MITOCHONDRAIL DNA) & LANGUAGE. Earliest human

ancestor was HOMO ERECTUS from AFRICA. Presence of human ancestor in india between 20
million to 10 million year ago.

S.N PERIOD AGING TOOLS LOACTION FACTS OTHERS

O
1.0 OLD
STONE
AGE (
PALAEO
LITICS )
1.1 Lower 2M-60000 years Large Stone Bhimbetka( Hunting Lived in open
Palaeolit ago. tools ( Hand M.P.), animals air, river
hic axes, Gudiyam- and valley,caves
cultue First cranium cleavers Chenni , Gathered and rock
named – choppers Athirampak fruits shelters.
NARMADA etc). kam (T.N),
HUMAN ACHEULIAN- HUNGSI,
(Hathnora- hand axes ISAMPUR
hoshangabad- and cleavers (KARNATAK
M.P.) & A)
SOHANIAN-
pebble flake FIRST
PALAEO
LITHIC Tools
were
discovered
by –
ROBERT
BRUCE
FOOT-1863(
Pallavaram-
Chenni)-
T.N.
1.2 Middle 385000-40000 Tools Narmada, Lived in Places where
Palaeolit BCE, became Godavari, open air, stone was
hic Contemporary of smaller, Krishna , valley, found and
cultue NEANDERTHALS- flake Yamuna and caves and where people
Europe. industry was other river rock made tools
 predominant valleys. shelters. known as
First phase of this , less use of FACTORY
period was found hand axes SITES. & if
out by –H.D. tool. people lived
SANKALIA Raw material there for
On PRAVARA as chert , longer time
river-GODAVARI jasper etc. than these site
Ki used, called as
tributary( mahara HABITATION-
stra) CUM-FACTORY
sites.
1.3 Upper 40000-10000 BCE Lithic Kurnool Paintings, SHRINE
Palaeolit industry was caves beads and (mandir ki
hic blade and (Andhra prnaments murti jaisa
cultue bone tools Pradesh), are found. structure-
tech. Baghor I & Green
MICROLITHS III son valley colour
(tiny stone (M.P.), painting
tools) (BHIMBETK
A),
OSTRICH
EGG SHELL )
found in found in
PATNE BAGHOR UP
maharashtr earliest known
a. evidence of
shrine in india.
2.0 MESOLIT 20000-9500 Microlith Sites found People Buried the
HIC BCE, tools( spear, in most lived in dead
CULTURE ROCK PAINTING- bow arrow)- parts of semi (man+women
BHIMBETKA(hunti use for hunt INDIA. As parmanent buried
ng,fishing , smaller PAISRA- & together @
dancing and animals and (BIHAR) temporary MAHADAHA-
trapping animals) birds. CHOPANI Hut,also UP)-human
Artistic skill MANDO, used caves relations
BAGHOR- and rock shows.
II(U.P) shelters. People used
THOOTHUK CIRCULAR fire,
UDY- (T.N) HUT with Domesticate
post holes animals- as
amd wattle Dog, sheep ,
daub were cattle pig
used. etc.Camel
bone have
 been found
from
KANEWAL(GUJ
RAT)

3.0 NEO- 7000-3500 BCE MEHRGARH Lehuradeva- Cultivation BURZAHOM

LITHIC main site Rice of hulled (2000 BCE tak
CULTURE Important phase (PAKISTAN)- cultivation and six ye site rahi
in INDIAN mila yahan rowed hogi)
HISTORY-Various MEHRGARH- & Chopani barley, (Kashmir)-
part of the worlds I (7000- munda wheat Contemporary
as Mesopotamia, 5500BCE)- (U.P.) ,rice,pea of HARAPPAN
Egypt. Agriculture people not ,Chirand- etc. were civilization.
main part ban used (bihar), found. PEOPLE LIVED
gaya. pottery,but Daojali ASSAM – IN PIT HOUSE-
Domestication of cultivate six hading- shifting 4m deep ,oval
animal, Permant row barley. (Asam), cultivation shape –wide
house , Pottery Semi & language bottom &
developed( cord nomedic, SOUTH AUSTRO- narrow at
marked-dhage ke pastoral INDIA :- ASIATIC top,Postholes
nishan jaisa group, Hallur are used for
round dhaga ) Bured (Karnataka) constructing
dead ,mud Nagarjunak thatched
house & use onda (AP) structure
LAPIS LAZULI Paiyyampall around pit.
(ornament i (T.N.) YE log
purpose ) Harappa
walon ke sath
MEHRGARH- trade krte the.
II(5500-4800 They used
BCE) & III hand made
(4800-3500 pottery( black
BCE) ware) some
times coloured
Pottery also,
evidence, use tools as
terracotta awls(badi sui)
,glaze for stitching
faience skin into
,beads clothes.
found. TWO phase of
Trade this culture as
practiced 1.0 ACERAMIC
showed bcoz ( JO
LAPIS LAZULI ceramic
–afganistan use nhi
mein milta krte)
tha) 2.0 Ceramic
(jo ceramic
Early use krte
Dentistry hain)
was found in
MEHRGARH Log copper ke
SITE. arrow heads
use krte the.
Yahan par
MENHIR

(mandir jaisa
smarak
mila)
,MEGALITHIC
stone culture
mila, they also
use LENTIL
(masoor ki
dal)- jo show
krta hai ki
central asia se
inka
connection
tha.
YAHAN par
microlith
ka use
band ho
gaya tha