Presentation 1
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History
The Stone age is a prehistoric period related to the evolution of
human beings. This period started about 2.6 million years.
Archaeological have found some of the tools made of stone,
bone, and woods.
Early humans used stone tools and weapons for hunting-
gathering during this period. Most of these stone tools and
other sources were found during the archaeological
excavations.
Important sites
Belan valley (Uttar Pradesh)
Sohan valley (Present day Pakistan)
Punjab
Kashmir
Rajasthan (Thar desert)
Narmada Valley
Mesolithic Age (Middle Stone age: 10,000 BCE to 6000 BCE)
he term ‘Neo‘ is a Greek word, which means New. The new stone
age brings a Neolithic revolution, as it introduced a lot of changes
in people’s social and economic life. Their lifestyle changed from
nomadic to a settled one.