Neolithic Age

Neolithic Age


-Ansh Sharma, St. Mark's School, Janakpuri, New Delhi


The final age of scientific growth among the primeval humans is known as NEOLITHIC or The New Stone Age. It was characterized by stone tools shaped by polishing or grinding, dependence on domesticated plants or animals, settlement in permanent villages, and the appearance of such crafts as pottery and weaving.

Origins - This age was first seen approximately 12,000 years ago. This age started in 9000 B.C. in the world context but in India it started somewhere from 7000 B.C. to 1000 B.C.

-Khwahish Makkar, St. Mark's School, Janakpuri, New Delhi

Tools

There were various tool used by the prehistoric humans in the Neolithic age. Some of them are – Scrapers – A widely used stone tool, Blades – A thinner stone tool, etc. The neolithic people used these weapons so as to hunt animals, and stones were used to ignite fire which was discovered in the palaeolithic age already.


Pottery

In this age pottery was also widely used. During the early phases of the Neolithic, vessels of leather, wood, stone, straw, but also unfired clay were used, for this reason these phases are characterized by the term Pre-Pottery.

Architecture

Many important architectural advancements occurred in this age. Neolithic people usually lived in rectangular homes with a central hearth that were called long houses. They typically only had one door and were made primarily from mud brick, mud formed into bricks and dried. Neolithic religious architecture was often massive, like the Ggantija Temples.


Occupations

The domestication of plants and animals created a bond between the people and the world. Agriculture and animal domestication were the main activity amid this period. Amid that time, people learned to raise crops and keep domesticated animals and were hence now not subordinate on hunting, fishing, and gathering wild plants. The Neolithic Age had a great impact on the human lives of the modern period.