PREHISTORIC CULTURES IN INDIA
PERIODIZATION
1. One of the best preserved human remnants is a female skeleton named LUCY found in Ethiopia.
2. A large number of primitive stone tools found in the Soan valley.
3. Modern human being first appeared around 36000 BC.
4.From 300000 BC to 8000 BC - Paleolithic Age.- Old stone age.
5. From 8000 BC to 4000 BC - the Mesolithic Age.-Late stone age.- Use of small tools.
6. From 4000 BC to 1800 BC - Neolithic Age.-New stone age.-Use of polished stone.
7. From 1800 BC to 1000/800 BC - Chalcolithic Age.- Use of copper.-First metal in India.
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