- The new stone age began another period ever.
- After having an itinerant existence for a long time, man around 10,000 years started to have a settled existence
The Beginning of Food Produce:
- As atmosphere of the world changed man watched a few things - regions where eatable plants were discovered, how seeds severed stalks, fell on the ground and how new plants grew from them.
- Man began developing yields.
- The principal harvests to be developed were cereal and barley.
- This is the means by which by utilization of sickle men progressed toward becoming food producer and farmer.
- Agriculture changed the life of man. They started leading a settled life.
Men as Herders:
- Humans even started to tame or tame creatures like dog, horse, pig, goat, donkey, sheep, and so forth.
- The principal animal to be tamed was dog.
- Animals provided milk, meat and even worried about burden on their back.
Human as Inventors of Wheel:
- The revolution in early man’s life came with the invention of wheel.
- Wheel transformed man’s life.
- Travelling and carrying heavy objects from one place to another place became faster.
How was Invention of Pottery Important:
- Man learnt to make dirt stoneware molded by hand sponsored in flame.
- Potter's wheel helped them to make pots of various shapes and sizes.
How do we know about Farmers and Herders:
- Archeologists have discovered many hints of life of early ranchers.
- Traces of agriculturists and herders were accessible through hints of pottery, pit houses, painting, canvases and day by day life.
- ) Traces were found in Mehrgarh, Burzahom at North-Eastern parts of India and so on.
The Chalicolithic Age:
- It was around 6,000 years back that man began utilizing copper.
- Tools of copper were superior to that of stone.
- It was likewise called the Copper Stone Age.
- It denoted a vital change from utilization of stones to metals.
The North-West Mehrgarh:
- The most punctual known development of the Indian subcontinent was in Mehrgarh (now Pakistan).
- It was here that man initially tamed animals and raised them around 7,000 BC.
- Charred grains and bones of creatures were found here.
- Glazed faience globules were made.
The North-East:
- Evidence of early settlements were found in Manipur, Tripura, Garo Hills.
- One essential Neolithic site in Assam was Daojali Hading. Hints of cleaned stone devices, earthenware production and kitchen things were found here.
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