UPSC Prelims · General Studies

Ancient, medieval & culture

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History of India: ancient and medieval / Prehistory and the Indus civilisation

Stone Age cultures

Lower, Middle and Upper Palaeolithic: tool types and key sites (Sohan, Bhimbetka, Attirampakkam)
Mesolithic microliths, domestication beginnings and rock shelters (Bagor, Adamgarh, Bhimbetka)
Neolithic food production and settled villages (Mehrgarh, Burzahom pit dwellings, Koldihwa rice, Chirand)
Burzahom: pit dwellings, dog burials, bone tools; not rock-cut shrines