Difference between palaeolithic age and mesolithic age
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Paleolithic period is also referred to as the Old Stone Age.
During this era hunting and gathering societies were to be seen as people living in small groups. Hunting societies engaged in activities where they would hunt wild animals for food. On the contrary, Gathering societies mostly depended on plants for food. Lifestyle during this era was rather nomadic as they had to travel to different parts in search of food. They used stone tools in the day to day life and also had the ability to use fire
Mesolithic period is often referred to as the Middle Stone Age.
This era is often considered as the initial step towards domestication of humans. Unlike in the case of Paleolithic era, where humans engaged in hunting and gathering activities and roamed around in search of food, Mesolithic era shows signs of domestication, where they began agriculture and domestication of animals such as goats, sheep and pigs, and cattle, even though, this was rather limited. There was a significant improvement of tools and artifacts during this era as humans used much more developed tools
During this era hunting and gathering societies were to be seen as people living in small groups. Hunting societies engaged in activities where they would hunt wild animals for food. On the contrary, Gathering societies mostly depended on plants for food. Lifestyle during this era was rather nomadic as they had to travel to different parts in search of food. They used stone tools in the day to day life and also had the ability to use fire
Mesolithic period is often referred to as the Middle Stone Age.
This era is often considered as the initial step towards domestication of humans. Unlike in the case of Paleolithic era, where humans engaged in hunting and gathering activities and roamed around in search of food, Mesolithic era shows signs of domestication, where they began agriculture and domestication of animals such as goats, sheep and pigs, and cattle, even though, this was rather limited. There was a significant improvement of tools and artifacts during this era as humans used much more developed tools
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