What was the neolitic age ?
What was the neolitic age ? Mention 3 caracteristics.
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The Neolithic is the last of the periods in which the Stone Age is considered divided. The term, which means "new stone", refers to the elaborate tools of polished stoneCharacteristics1.
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The Neolithic is the last of the periods in which the Stone Age is considered divided.
The term, which means "new stone", refers to the elaborate tools of polished stoneCharacteristics1.
Agriculture : The people of Neolithic Age cultivated ragi, horse gram, cotton, rice, wheat, and barley and hence were termed as food producers.
They domesticated cattle, sheep, and goats.
2. Tools : The people used microlithic blades in addition to tools made of polished stones.
They used stone hoes and digging sticks for digging the ground.
The ring stones of 1 - 1 / 2 kg of weight were fixed at the ends of these digging sticks.
They also used tools and weapons made of bone ; found in Burzahom (Kashmir) and Chirand (Bihar).
3. Weapons : The people primarily used axes as weapons.
The North - western part of Neolithic settlement used rectangular axes having curved cutting edge.
The Southern part used axes with oval sides and pointed butt while polished stone axes with rectangular butt and shouldered hoes were use in the north - eastern part.
4. Housing : The people of Neolithic Age lived in rectangular or circular houses which were made of mud and reed.
The people of Mehrgarh lived in mud - brick houses while pit - dwelling is reported from Burzahom, the Neolithic site found in Kashmir.
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