Stone Age of Uttar Pradesh:
Stone Age is also known as the Pre-historic Age as there is no written record of this period.
Stone Age can be divided into three parts-
- Paleolithic Period ( 2.5 million to 10,000 BC)
- Mesolithic Period ( 10,000 BC to 8,000 BC)
- Neolithic Period( Begning 8,000 BC)
Paleolithic period of Uttar Pradesh ( 2.5 million to 10,000 BC):
The following are important Paleolithic sites of Uttar Pradesh:
- Belan Valley ( Mahugarh and Parisdhia) . It is located in Foot Hill of Vidhya Range, Prayagraj. Prof. G.R. Sharma of the University of Allahabad excavated the Belan Valley. A bone-made Mother Goddess sculpture and stone instruments had been found in Belan Valley.
- Singrauli basin in Sonbhadra
- Chakia in Chaundauli
Mesolithic period of Uttar Pradesh
The following are important Mesolithic sites of Uttar Pradesh-
- Phulpur ( Prayagraj)
- Sarai Nahar ( Pratapgarh): Several human skeletons are found.
- Kaimoor range of Mirzapur and Sonbhadra
Neolithic period of Uttar Pradesh:
The following are important Neolithic sites of Uttar Pradesh-
- Koldihwa ( Belan Valley)
- Mahagara ( Belan Valley)
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