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INDIA 2. The period of the use of stone stretches
Sites of Palaeolithic Age
Islamabad (Srinagar) over a long time almost ____________
N AFGHANISTAN years.
A Sona Valley
R C H I N A
(Quetta) 3. Early Man could break stones into
I TA N T I B E T
PA K I S (Delhi) N different ____________ .
E
P
A
L BHUTAN 4. Early Man moved in groups from one
(Guwahati)
Chirand
Mirzapur Barkoccho Patna ____________ to another in
BANGLADESH
Lekhania ____________ of food.
I N D I A Birbhanpur
Adamgarh 5. A group comprised of a few
ARABIAN (Kolkata) R A AKAN
(Nagpur)
Nevasa ____________ , ____________ and
SEA (Mumbai)
____________ .
Kondapur BAY
OF
Tools and Weapons
BENGAL
Jalahall ANDAMAN The ability to use hands independently
(Chennai)
REFERENCE I AND
Paleolithic Sites ( NDIA) NICOBAR helped Early Man a great deal, as he could
(INDIA)
( ) Modern Names use many things as tools and weapons. He
LAKSHADWEEP
could pick up stones and strike animals or
SRI
ISLANDS
LANKA
pluck fruits with them. Similarly he could
I N D I A N O C E A N
use bones, ivory and broken branches and
India : Sites of Palaeolithic Age
this gave him some edge over animals. He
could use his two hands for different purposes. broke stones into pieces and used the stones of
The chief features of this age can be discussed as different shapes for different purposes, like
follows. chopping meat, digging earth in search of roots,
Hunter-Gatherer striking animals, cleaning animals’ hides etc. As
he understood the utility of these tools, he started
Early Man moved in groups from one place to
to shape them in a better manner. The stone tools
another in search of food. His chief source of food and weapons in the earliest times were crude in
was hunting animals and gathering fruits. He form.
moved along rivers or valleys. He lived the life of
a wanderer because it gave him security against
wild animals. A group comprised of a few men,
women and children.
Since he had not discovered fire until then, he ate
his food raw. He ate whatever he could, like flesh
of animals and birds, fruits, flower, seeds, roots,
tubers, nuts etc.

Just Think! Shelter Stone tools from Palaeolithic Age

How did early humans differentiate between edible Early Man did not know how to make a shelter for
and non-edible? himself. So, he lived on trees and in caves. As he
moved in search of food from one place to
Quiz Time another, every approaching evening made it
necessary for him to look for some shelter for the
Fill in the blanks :
night. However, he began to realize that shelter
1. The ability to learn and use hands has put man protected him from wind, cold, rain and wild
on the path of ____________ . animals.
The Earliest Societies
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