Name one center of Neolithic culture
in India.
Answers
The Neolithic people did not live far away from the hilly areas. They habited mainly the hilly river valleys, rock shelters, and the slopes of the hills since they were entirely dependent on weapons and tools made from stone. They inhabited northern spurs of the Vindhyas, Kashmir, South India, Eastern India, Meghalaya (north-eastern frontier of India), and Mirzapur and Allahabad districts of Uttar Pradesh. 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.
Explanation:
Mehrgarh
Baluchistan, Pakistan
7,000 B.C.
Produced cotton and wheat and lived in mud-brick houses.
Burzahom (the place of birch)
Kashmir
2,700 B.C.
The people lived on a lake side in pits.
Domestic dogs were buried along with their masters in their graves. Used tools and weapons made of polished stone as well as bone.
Gufkral
Kashmir
2,000 B.C.
Practiced both agriculture & domestication of animals. Used tools and weapons made of polished stone as well as bone.
Chirand
Bihar
2,000 B.C.
Used tools and weapons made of bone.
Pikilihal, Brahmagiri, Maski, Hallur, Takkalakota, T. Narsipur, Kodekal, Sanganakallu
Karnataka
2,000 B.C. to 1,000 B.C.
The people in Piklihal were cattle-herders. They domesticated sheep, goats, and cattle. Ash mounds have been found.
Paiyampalli
Tamil Nadu
2,000-1,000 B.C.
Utnur
Andhra Pradesh
2,000-1,000 B.C.
Considerable progress was made in Neolithic Age in terms of technology. The people developed the practices of cultivation, domestication of animals, building houses, pottery, weaving, and writing. This revolutionized man’s life and paved the way for the beginning of civilization.