Indus Valley CivilizationThe Bronze Age Indus Valley Civilization or Harappan Civilization was the culmination of a long and sustained cultural evolution in the Indus Valley and surrounding areas The...

Other Important Neolithic Sites

Other Important Neolithic SitesIn Kashmir valley, Burzahom (meaning place of birth) and Gufkral (meaning cave of the potter) are important Neolithic / Chalcolithic sitesIn Uttar Pradesh, Belan valley is...

Neolithic Revolution, Mehrgarh Culture and Chalcolithic Era

Neolithic Revolution, Mehrgarh Culture and Chalcolithic EraThe Neolithic period began around 10700 to 9400 BC in Tell Qaramel in Northern Syria In South Asia the date assigned to Neolithic...

Nomadism to Sedentary settlements

Nomadism to Sedentary settlementsThe favourable climate, better rainfalls, warm atmosphere and increased food security led to reduction in nomadism to seasonally sedentary settlement and increased population They moved to...

Changes in Life in Mesolithic Era

Changes in Life in Mesolithic EraDomestication of Plants and AnimalsThe economy of early period of Mesolithic age was based on hunting, fishing and food gatheringSlowly domesticating crops and animals...

Mesolithic Era

Mesolithic EraThe transition from the Palaeolithic period to Mesolithic period is marked by transition from Pleistocene period to Holocene and favourable changes in the climate The climate became warmer...

Important Palaeolithic sites in India

Important Palaeolithic sites in IndiaLingsugur in Raichur district, Karnataka was the first site to be discovered from India Apart from this, some of the important Palaeolithic sites in India...

Tools of Upper Palaeolithic EraThe tools of Upper Palaeolithic Era are further refined upon the lower and middle periods and show a marked regional diversity with respect to the...

Upper Palaeolithic Culture

Upper Palaeolithic CultureUpper Palaeolithic culture developed during the later part of the upper Pleistocene The Upper Palaeolithic period has recorded a rich panorama of fossils in the peninsular rivers...

Middle Palaeolithic Period

Acheulian cultureAcheulian culture was named after the French site of St Acheul, which wasfirst effective colonization of the Indian subcontinent and is almost synonymous with the lower Palaeolithic settlements...