D. Answer the following questions briefly.
*"1. Why do you think the early hunter-gatherers chose to settle in Mehrgarh?
*2. Why did the Neolithic settlers choose to settle on tops of granite hills?
*3. How do we know that the Neolithic settlers of Piklihal were hunters-gatherers?
4. What did the Neolithic settlers of Mehrgarh cultivate?
5. What are the main Neolithic settlements in South India?
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1.Ans:- Archaeologists think that many people who lived in Mehrgarh were hunters to start with and that herding became important later because at the earlier levels of the excavation sites, bones of wild animals such as deer and pig were found while at the later levels more bones of sheep, goats and cattle were found.
2.Ans:-Hill top would have provided clear view of the activities and movement going around of both people and animals . Inhabitants used the nearby outcrops of granite on the hills to manufacture stone axes and grinding stones for trade.
3.Ans:-We know that the neolithic settler of Piklihal were hunter gatherer since agriculture was not known to them they feed on hunting and gathering. ... The people developed agriculture, domestication of animals, building houses ,pottery making ets.
4.Ans:- The ancient Neolithic settlers at Mehrgarh were nomads.The inhabitants of Mehrgarh became agriculturists and began cultivating crops like wheat and barley. It is because of these agricultural pursuits that this period of the South Asian Stone Age is known as the Early Food-Processing Stage (ca. 7000–5500 BCE).
5.Ans:- Some of the important Neolithic settlements are Mehrgarh (located in Baluchistan, Pakistan), Burzahom (Kashmir), Gufkral (Kashmir), Chirand (Bihar), and Utnur (Andhra Pradesh). Jarf el Ahmar and Tell Abu Hureyra (both in Syria) were the major Neolithic sites in Asia.