PPTL1 Pre Historic Period 1678737949
PPTL1 Pre Historic Period 1678737949
PPTL1 Pre Historic Period 1678737949
Period
Introduction
English word ‘History’ has been derived from the Greek noun ‘Historia’ which means
inquiry, research, exploration, or information.
Three periods Prehistoric period - our ancient past with no written records.
Australopithecus (5 million years ago) - fossil (named ‘Lucy) found in African rock
deposits.
Homo habilis (2 million years ago) - fossil discovered at Ethiopia and Tanzania.
Homo erectus (between 1.5 million years to 200,000 years ago) - fossil found in Kenya
and Java.
Neanderthal man and Cromagnon man - both Homo sapiens.
India: Pre-historic man first appeared in Bori Caves (Pune region) 1.67 million years
ago.
Sources for Pre-historic Period
Archaeology is very important to study prehistory.
The earliest contributions to the study of the stone age in India were made by Shelby
Foote (1916), a geologist.
On the basis of the different type of tools and techniques, Stone Age is classified into
three periods namely-Palaeolithic , Mesolithic and Neolithic.
The word ‘lithic’ is derived from the Greek word ‘lithos’, meaning stone. Palaeolithic
means Old Stone Age, Mesolithic means Middle Stone Age and Neolithic means New
Stone Age.
Stone Age
Three Phases of Stone Age
Time Period Characteristic Features
Stone Age
(Approx.)
Economy/Subsistence- Palaeolithic man was a
hunter-gatherer, hence this stage of human
cultures is known as 'Food-gathering age'.
Tools- Indian Palaeolithic man had used mainly
1.6 million-8,000
the crude stone
Paleolithic/Old BC (during
Housing- Lived in caves, rock-shelters and on
Stone Age Pleistocene
trees.
Period.)
Society- Humans were wanderers and led a
band organisation of social life constituting
usually the blood relatives.
Three Phases of Stone Age
It is the first major Civilization found on the bank of river Ganga after the Indus Valley
Civilization.
Other Major sites: Malhar, Dadupur, Raja Nala ka Tila, Kosanbi and Jhusi, Allahabad,
Lahuradewa.
Megalithic Culture
The term megalith is derived from Greek word megas which means great and lithos
meaning stone. -hence megaliths refer to monuments built of large stones.
Megalithic graves have yielded enlightening evidence regarding these cultural periods,
such as animal bones, iron objects and weapons, pottery, ornaments, beads, and so
on.
In India, archaeologists trace the majority of the megaliths to the Iron Age (1500 BC to
500 BC), though some sites precede the Iron Age, extending up to 2000 BC.
Megalithic Culture
The majority of megalithic sites are found in Peninsular India, concentrated in the
states of Maharashtra (mainly in Vidarbha), Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra
Pradesh, and Telangana.
Megalithic people used high-quality Black and Red Ware pottery .
Sangam Age can be placed in Megalithic culture phase, thus the dawn of civilization in
South India is associated with Megalithic cultures.
Important Pre-historic sites and findings
Important Pre-historic sites and findings
Sites Findings
Atranjikhera • Textile printing
Chandoli • Evidence of tin and lead alloying
Brahmagiri • South Indian Neolithic sites
Burzahom • Pit-dwelling
Chirand • Serpant cult
Bhimbetka • Cave of Homo-sapiens, 500 Painted rock shelters
Beginnings of animal and plant domestication did not stop hunting and gathering.
Striking feature
Co-existence and interaction among neolithic, neolithic–chalcolithic, rural
chalcolithic, urban chalcolithic, and hunter-gatherer communities.
Mains
1.Mesolithic rock cut architecture of India not only reflects the cultural life
of the times but also a fine aesthetic sense comparable to modern
painting. Critically evaluate this comment.
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