The history
of human settlements in India goes back to prehistoric times. No written
records are available for the prehistoric period. However, plenty of
archaeological remains are found in different parts of India to reconstruct the
history of this period. They include the stone tools, pottery, artifacts and
metal implements used by pre-historic people. The development of archaeology
helps much to understand the life and culture of the people who lived in this
period. In India, the prehistoric period is divided into the Paleolithic (Old
Stone Age), Mesolithic (Middle Stone Age), https://amzn.to/2kiPdBt https://amzn.to/2s6xFvR Neolithic (New Stone Age) and the
Metal Age. However, these periods were not uniform throughout the Indian
subcontinent. The dating of the prehistoric period is done scientifically. The
technique of radio-carbon dating is commonly used for this purpose. It is based
on measuring the loss of carbon in organic materials over a period of time.
Another dating method is known as Drone-chronology. It refers to the number of tree rings in wood. By
counting the number of tree rings in the wood, the date of the wood is arrived
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