A History of Agriculture in India v1.c23.s9: Achievements of Neolithic Cultures
A History of Agriculture in India v1.c23.s9
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Achievements of Neolithic Cultures
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It must be clearly understood that the term Neolithic denotes a stage in economic and technological development, and is not necessarily a period of time. While in the Fertile Crescent area in Western Asia it may date back to 7000 B.C. and in Thailand even earlier, in the Indo-Pakistan subcontinent it may extend from 3000 B.C. to 1300 B.C. Still in India there are inaccessible areas which are not far removed from the Neolithic stage.
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When we talk of Neolithic revolution, we should understand that it is a process and not an event. As such, it extends over a vast span of time. The major achievement of the Neolithic revolution was the discovery of agriculture, horticulture, vegeculture and animal husbandry.
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Concluding the account of the Neolithic cultures of India, we may as well review their achievements. With their polished stone axes, the Neolithic men cleared the jungles close to their sites of habitation. They built underground shelters or huts, thus creating the first villages. They made hand-made pottery for storing foodgrains. They invented textile-