Prehistory and Protohistory in India and Pakistan c9.s5.t2: From Food Gathering Stage to the Threshold of Pastoral Stage
Prehistory and Protohistory in India and Pakistan c9.s5.t2
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From Food Gathering Stage to the Threshold of Pastoral Stage
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| | N. W. INDIA AND KASHMIR | RAJASTHAN | CENTRAL INDIA | WESTERN INDIA | SOUTHERN INDIA | EASTERN INDIA |
| **HOLO-CENE** | | | | RANGPUR-A | MYSORE | |
| | | | | WAI | BELLARY | |
| | | | | PANCHGANI | NELLORE | SINGHBHUM |
| | | | | LANGHNAJ-B | GIDDALUR | ORISSA |
| | | | | KANDIVLI | KURNOOL | SINGRAULI |
| | | | | LANGHNAJ-A | TERI | BIRBHANPUR |
| | | | | | NANDI KANAMA | |
| | ROHRI-SUKKUR | | | NEVASIAN-B [SR. III] | NEVASIAN-B [SR. III] | NEVASIAN-B [SR. III] |
| **LATE PLEISTO-CENE** | LATE SOAN-B | (LUNI) NEVASIAN-A | NEVASIAN-B [SR. III] (SIVNA, BETWA, DHASAN) NEVASIAN-A | (PRAVARA-GODAVARI) NEVASIAN-A | (GHATAPRABHA) NEVASIAN-A | (KHADKEI & TRIBUTARIES) NEVASIAN-A |
| | LATE SOAN-A | | | | | |
| **MIDDLE PLEISTO-CENE** | EARLY SOAN HAND-AXE CLEAVER | HAND-AXE CLEAVER | HAND-AXE CLEAVER | HAND-AXE CLEAVER | HAND-AXE CLEAVER | HAND-AXE CLEAVER |
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Fig. 123a.
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and fabrics, though tools of stone and metal (soon) became stereotyped. Equally striking is the disappearance of these pottery fabrics with the introduction of iron. No doubt, some momentous changes in the political, social and cultural life of India, are presaged by these phenomena.