MESOLITHIC- THE AGE OF MICROLITHS.
Microlithic, a characteristic tools used by Mesolithic man. The transition phase of the Stone age that began around 9000 BC. The domestication of the animal started. Bhimbetka in Madhya Pradesh is a fine example of Pre-Historic art. The rock paintings here are from palaeolithic to mesolithic. The valleys of Narmada and Belon near Vindhyas have all the three phases i.e Palaeolithic, Mesolithic followed by Neolithic.
THE OTHER MESOLITHIC SITES
TIME(MILLENNIUM) | SITE | AREA | STATE |
7th-5th | BHIMBETKA | BHOPAL | MADHYA PRADESH |
8th-5th | BAGHOR | SIDHI | MADHYA PRADESH |
6th | BAGOR | BHILWARA | RAJASTHAN |
6th | ADAMGARH | HOSHANGABAD | MADHYA PRADESH |
10th | MAHAGARA | MEJA | UTTAR PRADESH |
7th | PAISRA | MUNGER | BIHAR |
10th | SARAI NAHAR RAI | PRATAPGARH | UTTAR PRADESH |