Ancient India
The Prehistoric Period
The prehistoric period in the history of mankind can roughly be dated from 200000 BC to
about 3500-2500 BC, when the first civilisations began to take shape. The history of
India is no exception. The first modern human beings or the Homo sapiens set foot on the
Indian subcontinent anywhere between 200000 BC and 40000 BC and they soon spread
throughout a large part of the subcontinent, including peninsular India. They
continuously flooded the Indian subcontinent in waves after waves of migration from
what is present-day Iran. These primitive people moved in groups of few ‘families’ and
lived mainly on hunting and gathering.
Stone Age
Paleolithic Age
Mesolithic Age
Neolithic Age
chalcolithic Phase
Indus Valley Civilization
(2500 BC • 1500 BC)
replaced by a more homogenous style of existence. By the middle of the 3rd millennium, a uniform culture
had developed at settlements spread across nearly 500,000 square miles, including parts of Punjab, Uttar
Pradesh, Gujarat, Baluchistan, Sindh and the Makran coast. It was a highly developed civilization and
derived its name from the main river of that region— Indus.The cities were far more advanced than their
counterparts in prehistoric Egypt, Mesopotamia or anywhere else in Western Asia.
Difference Between Pre-Harappan and roto-Harappan Cultures
Script and Language
Pottery
Seals
Religion
Trade and Commerce
Decline
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