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What is the period called when there is no documented evidence of its history?
What is the period called when there is no documented evidence of its history?
Which culture comes under the Proto-historic period?
Which culture comes under the Proto-historic period?
When did the research on Stone Age Civilization start in India?
When did the research on Stone Age Civilization start in India?
How is the whole Stone Age categorized?
How is the whole Stone Age categorized?
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What was found in Vadamadurai and Attirapakkam near Madras?
What was found in Vadamadurai and Attirapakkam near Madras?
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Who led the expedition in Sohan valley in 1935?
Who led the expedition in Sohan valley in 1935?
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How many archaeological sites were found in Belan valley?
How many archaeological sites were found in Belan valley?
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Where is the statue of bone-made Mother Goddess of this age preserved?
Where is the statue of bone-made Mother Goddess of this age preserved?
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What was the life of Palaeolithic people like?
What was the life of Palaeolithic people like?
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Who was a British geologist and Archeologist?
Who was a British geologist and Archeologist?
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What is the period called when there is some evidence of a script but it is still not deciphered?
What is the period called when there is some evidence of a script but it is still not deciphered?
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Which of the following periods comes after the Prehistoric period?
Which of the following periods comes after the Prehistoric period?
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What is the characteristic of the tools used in the Lower Palaeolithic period?
What is the characteristic of the tools used in the Lower Palaeolithic period?
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What was found in the Lohanda Nala region of Belan Valley?
What was found in the Lohanda Nala region of Belan Valley?
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Who conducted research in Belan valley?
Who conducted research in Belan valley?
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What is the characteristic of the tools used in the Upper Paleolithic period?
What is the characteristic of the tools used in the Upper Paleolithic period?
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In which river valley were chopper-chopping pebble pieces of tools first obtained?
In which river valley were chopper-chopping pebble pieces of tools first obtained?
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When did the research on Stone Age Civilization start in India?
When did the research on Stone Age Civilization start in India?
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Study Notes
Periods of History
- The period without documented evidence of its history is called the Prehistoric period.
- The Proto-historic period is the period having shreds of evidence of a script which is still not deciphered.
- The Historical period starts from Vedic Culture, where we get documented descriptions.
Stone Age
- The Stone Age comes under the Prehistoric period.
- Research on Stone Age Civilization started in India in 1863.
- The whole Stone Age has been categorized into three parts based on the difference of tools used: Palaeolithic period, Mesolithic period, and Neolithic period.
Palaeolithic Period
- The Palaeolithic Period is further categorized into three periods based on tools used:
- The Lower Palaeolithic period: Handaxe, Cleaver, Chopper, etc.
- The Middle Palaeolithic period: Points, Borer, Scrapper
- The Upper Paleolithic period: Burins
- Chopper-chopping pebble pieces of tools were first obtained from Sohan river valley of Punjab (Pakistan).
- Hand-axe pieces of equipment were found in Vadamadurai and Attirapakkam near Madras.
- Other tools of this culture are cleaver, scraper, etc.
Important Discoveries
- Robert Bruce Foote was a British geologist and Archeologist.
- The expedition of L.Cambridge team under the leadership of D.Tera did the most important research in Sohan valley in 1935.
- In Belan valley, the research was carried under the direction of G.R.Sharma of Allahabad University.
- 44 archaeological sites were found in Belan valley, related to the lower Paleolithic period.
- A statue of bone-made Mother Goddess of this age was obtained from Lohanda Nala region of Belan Valley, currently preserved at the Kaushambi museum.
Life of Palaeolithic People
- The life of Palaeolithic people was completely natural.
- They were primarily dependent on hunting.
- They were unfamiliar with fire, so they ate raw meat.
- Palaeolithic people were unfamiliar with farming and animal husbandry.
Mesolithic Period
- We came to know about the Mesolithic period after C.L.Carlyle discovered Rock Painting from Vindhya region in 1867-68.
- According to excavated evidence, the domestication of animals began in the Mesolithic period.
Periods of History
- Prehistoric period: The period without documented evidence of its history.
- Proto-historic period: The period with shreds of evidence of a script that is still not deciphered, referring to the period between prehistoric and historical periods.
- Historic period: The period after which we get documented descriptions.
Stone Age
- The Stone Age comes under the Prehistoric period.
- The research on Stone Age Civilization in India started in 1863.
- The Stone Age has been categorized into three parts based on the difference of tools used:
- Palaeolithic period
- Mesolithic period
- Neolithic period
Palaeolithic Period
- Further categorized into three periods:
- Lower Palaeolithic period: Characterized by tools such as Handaxe, Cleaver, Chopper, etc.
- Middle Palaeolithic period: Characterized by tools such as Points, Borer, Scrapper.
- Upper Paleolithic period: Characterized by tools such as Burins.
- The first Chopper-chopping pebble pieces of tools were obtained from Sohan river valley of Punjab (Pakistan).
- The first-hand axe pieces of equipment were found in Vadamadurai and Attirapakkam near Madras.
- Other tools of this culture include Cleaver, Scraper, etc.
Notable Research and Discoveries
- Robert Bruce Foote was a British geologist and Archeologist.
- The expedition of L.Cambridge team under the leadership of D.Tera did the most important research in Sohan valley in 1935.
- G.R.Sharma of Allahabad University led the research in Belan valley, discovering 44 archaeological sites related to the Lower Paleolithic period.
- The statue of a bone-made Mother Goddess of this age was obtained from Lohanda Nala region of Belan Valley, currently preserved at the Kaushambi museum.
Life of Palaeolithic People
- Their life was completely natural.
- They were primarily dependent on hunting.
- They were unfamiliar with fire, so they ate raw meat.
- They were unfamiliar with farming and animal husbandry.
Mesolithic Period
- We came to know about this period only after C.L.Carlyle discovered the Rock Painting from Vindhya region in 1867-68.
- According to excavated evidence, the domestication of animals began in the Mesolithic period.
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This quiz covers the definitions and characteristics of prehistoric, proto-historic, and historic periods in history, including the Stone Age and Indus Valley Civilization. Learn about the periods having no, partial, and documented evidence of scripts.
