Which one of the statement is incorrect regarding the mesolithic period. 1. It is the Stone age between the Palaeolithic period and the Mesolithic period. 2. They used tools to made up Keny small stones. 3. The Theri Kadugal of Thirunelveli region belonged to this period. 4. These people burned their Dead bodies.
Which one of the statement is incorrect regarding the mesolithic period. 1. It is the Stone age between the Palaeolithic period and the Mesolithic period. 2. They used tools to made up Keny small stones. 3. The Theri Kadugal of Thirunelveli region belonged to this period. 4. These people burned their Dead bodies. Correct Answer 1 only
The correct answer is 1 only.
Key Points
The Mesolithic Period, or Middle Stone Age:
- It is an archaeological term describing specific cultures that fall between the Paleolithic and the Neolithic Periods. Hence, Statement 1 is incorrect.
- While the start and end dates of the Mesolithic Period vary by geographical region, it dated approximately from 10,000 BCE to 8,000 BCE.
- The Mesolithic or Middle Stone Age is an archaeological term used to describe specific cultures that fall between the Paleolithic and the Neolithic Periods.
- The use of small chipped stone tools called microliths and retouched bladelets are the key factor to identify the Mesolithic as a prehistoric period. Hence, Statement 2 is correct.
- Mesolithic people likely continued the art forms developed during the Upper Paleolithic Period, including cave paintings and engravings, small sculptural artefacts, and early megalithic architecture.
- The most extensive collection of Mesolithic rock art has been found on the Mediterranean coast of Spain. These paintings consist of human and animal figures in scenes of hunting and early agricultural activities, such as collecting honey.
- A Mesolithic pendant excavated in England bears striking similarities with contemporary pendants produced in Denmark. Whether this points to intercultural contact or travel across vast expanses is unclear.
- There were many different methods of burying the dead in the Mesolithic period. Hence, Statement 4 is correct.
- Tirunelveli district, blessed with the perennial Tamirabharani river and its tributaries, is believed to be a favourable spot for human settlement in the prehistoric periods.
- Archaeological excavations done by Alexander Rea in 1899 and the Archaeological Survey of India in recent years at Aditchanallur, a hamlet situated on Tamirabharani basin, and excavation of the ancient port of Korkai, have exposed how the megalithic period or an earlier period of human civilization had got deep roots in this district. Hence, Statement 3 is correct.
- Microlith: A small stone tool.
- Mesolithic: A prehistoric period that lasted between 10,000 and 5,000 BC.
- Megalith: A construction involving one or several roughly hewn stone slabs of great size.
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