Pre - Historic Era Flashcards
Evolution of earth’s crust can be divided into how many stages?
4
What is the 4th and the most important stage of Evolution of crust?
Quaternary
How old are modern humans considered to be?
34,000 years old
In how many parts is Paleolithic Age divided in India and on what basis?
3 Parts - Lower, Middle and Upper
Based on types of stone tools used and climate conditions
Lower Paleolithic Age in India?
600,000 - 150,000 BC
Middle Paleolithic Age in India?
150,000 - 35,000 BC
Upper Paleolithic Age in India?
35,000 - 1,500 BC
Quaternary are divided into two epochs. What are they?
Pleistocene/Ice Age (2 million - 12000 BCE)
Holocene/ Post Ice Age (12000 BCE - till day)
Which species do we belong to?
Homo Sapiens Sapiens
Evidence of earliest man in India?
Ramapithecus and Sivapithecus (Earliest skull fossils found in Potwear Plateu, Sivalik Hills, Punjab, Pakistan)
Evidence of Homo Erectus in India?
1982 - Fossilied skull of Homo Eructus found in Narmada Valley. Hathnora, MP
Where did the earliest modern men in Indian come from?
Africa - approximately 50,000 years ago due to early coastal migration. They came from south, not North.
Region in India where tools of both middle and upper paleolithic ages were found?
Deccan Plateau
Earliest Lower Paleolithic Site in India?
Bori, Maharashtra
Tools of lower paleolithic age?
Stone Tools - Hand axes, cleavers and choppers
Sites of Lower Paleolithic Age?
- Sohan Valley, Punjab, Pkistan
- Kashmir
- Thar dessert
- Belan Valley, UP
- Didwana, Rajasthan
- Chriki - Nevasa, Mahrashtra
- Nagarjunakonda, AP
- Bhimbetka, Near Bhopal
Site where 2000 tools of lower paleolithic tools were found?
Chirki-Nevasa, Maharashtra
Occupation of Lower paleolithic age people?
Primarily food gatherers, small hunters like, fish and birds
People of Lower paleolithic age belong to which species?
Homo Sapiens / Neanderthals
Site having Stone tools and animal fossils of both lower and middle paleolithic age?
Belan Valley, UP, Foothills fo Vindhyas
How many upper paleolithic sites are found in India?
566
What were the climatic conditions during the Upper paleolithic age?
Comparatively warm as it was in the last phase of ice age.
Evidence of grasslands and few trees.
What were Upper paleolithic age tools made of?
Stone and Flint (sedimentary form of mineral quartz)
Important sites of Upper paleolithic age?
- Bhimbetka, 45 km south of Bhopal
- Sand Dunes of Gujrat
Where is evidence of Upper paleolithic age tools found?
AP, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Central MP, Southern UP, Jharkand
Important sites for Middle paleolithic age?
Narmada River and south of Tungabhadra river
Why are Kurnool Caves important?
Ashes were found in the caves.
Why is Bhimbetka important?
It was a factory cum habitation site.
Evidence of both Lower and middle paleolithic ages were found.
