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Comprehensive History of India - Prehistory of India -- Volume I: Part 1 (Hardcover)
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Comprehensive History of India - Prehistory of India -- Volume I: Part 1 (Hardcover)
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The prehistoric phase forms the longest period in human history
covering a few millennia whereas the knowledge of writing which
could be used for the reconstruction of history, was acquired by
man only five thousand years ago. The development of human culture
can be properly understood only by studying the prehistoric past.
The antiquity of man now goes back to 3.6 million years, and since
then man has been progressing in the face of all odds. Man the
hunted became man the hunter, later acquired the technique of food
production which further led to sedentary existence, fashioned
artefacts to cope with environment, learnt the use of metals and
established trading contacts, finally leading to urbanization. In
India the first Stone Age tools were discovered in Tamilnadu which
have recently been dated to 1.5 million years (but could not be
included in the present volume as it was too late). The proper
study of prehistory received a boost in the post-Independence
period. Hundreds of prehistoric sites have since been discovered
almost all over the country, even in the north-east which was
archaeologically a terra incognita till now. Systematic excavations
have been carried out and the data have been scientifically
analysed, stages of evolution of culture from food gathering to
food producing have been traced and the further development into
the glorious Indus Harappan civilization have been critically
reviewed. The volume includes contributions from acknowledged
experts in the field. Greater emphasis has been laid on scientific
evidence which brings out the role of environment in the evolution
of cultures. The study ends with the advent of Aryans which is one
of the knottiest issues in human history.
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