Prehistoric Madhya Pradesh
Posted on 08-05-2022
Prehistoric Madhya Pradesh
Prehistoric times
- Stone Age 42 lakh BC to 4000 BC
- Chalcolithic period 2800 to 700 BC
Prehistoric times
- Man's habitation was on the banks of rivers and in cisterns, tools, made of stone and bones, used for hunting animals.
- Remains and rock paintings were obtained from Bhimbetka, Hoshangabad, Sagar, Bhopal, Raisen, Nemawar, Chhanera, Maheshwar, Pachmarhi, Adamgarh, Mandsaur.
stone age
- Palaeolithic
- Mesolithic period
- Late Paleolithic
- New Stone Age
Palaeolithic
- In the Palaeolithic period, the use of tools without cane/handles like handcuffs, and scrapers.
- Remains of the Palaeolithic period have been found in the valleys of Narmada, Chambal, Sonar, Parvati, Betwa, Hiran, and Wainganga.
Mesolithic period
The tools of the Mesolithic period were made of high-quality stones, which were small in size.
Late Paleolithic
- The Late Stone Age is also called the Small Tool Stone Age. Scale, drill, and scraper are the main tools. Humans used animals, birds, and fish for food.
- East Nimar , Shahdol , Mandsaur, Hoshangabad , Rewa , Sehore , Uchhain , Mandla , Chhatarpur , Chhindwara were the areas of this period.
New Stone Age
- Humans learned to do agriculture in the Neolithic period.
- Making pottery, living in a hut, using clothes.
- The tools of this period were obtained from Airan, Jabalpur, Damoh, and Sagar.
Chalcolithic 2800 to 700 BC
- Man learned to use copper with stone.
- This civilization was contemporary to Mohenjodaro and Harappa.
- This civilization flourished on the banks of rivers Narmada, Chambal, Betwa and Jabalpur, Balaghat.
- Evidence of this civilization has been found from Kayatha, Aran, Awara, Navdatoli, Dogwala, and Besnagar of Malwa.
- Kayatha MP. It was the first Chalcolithic settlement.
- Dr. V.Shri. Wakankar discovered Nagda , Kayatha.
- Dr. Sankalia discovered Maheshwar, Navdatoli.
- Nomadic life ended, and farming and animal husbandry started. Cow, dog, and goat were reared among the animals.
Thank You