Скачать или смотреть The Stone Age Explained | Ancient History of India (Full Lecture)

Before writing, before kingdoms, before cities — there was the Stone Age.
This documentary-style lecture takes you on a cinematic journey through India’s earliest human history — from the dawn of humankind to the rise of agriculture and metal use.

In this video, we explore how early humans evolved, survived, and shaped civilization through thousands of years — guided entirely by archaeology, not written words.

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🧩 Topics Covered:

🔹 1. Understanding History, Archaeology & Timeline
– What is the difference between Prehistory, Protohistory, and History?
– How archaeologists reconstruct the past through excavations, tools, and fossils.
– The concept of BCE–CE (Before Common Era / Common Era) simplified.

🔹 2. The Major Ages of Early Human Development
– Division of the Stone Age: Paleolithic, Mesolithic, and Neolithic.
– Transition from Stone Age to Chalcolithic (Copper–Stone Age).

🔹 3. The Paleolithic Age (Old Stone Age)
– Lower, Middle, and Upper Paleolithic phases.
– Development of tools: hand axes, cleavers, flakes, and blades.
– Evolution of humans: from primitive man to Homo sapiens.
– Key Indian sites: Soan Valley, Belan Valley, Didwana, Hunsgi, Nevasa, Patne, and Bhimbetka.
– Bhimbetka cave paintings — the birth of human art and creativity.

🔹 4. The Mesolithic Age (Middle Stone Age)
– Period: 9000–4000 BCE — post-Ice Age transformation.
– Discovery of microliths (small geometric stone tools).
– First signs of animal domestication — dogs, cattle, goats.
– Early settlements and rock art.
– Major sites: Bagor, Langhnaj, Adamgarh, Chopani Mando, Sarai Nahar Rai, and Birbhanpur.

🔹 5. The Neolithic Age (New Stone Age)
– The Neolithic Revolution — the invention of agriculture.
– Shift from food gathering to food production.
– First permanent villages and community life.
– Development of pottery, polished stone tools, and weaving.
– Evidence of early farming and animal herding.
– Key sites:
 • Mehrgarh (Baluchistan) – earliest farming, cotton cultivation, mud-brick houses.
 • Burzahom & Gufkral (Kashmir) – pit dwellings, dog burials.
 • Chirand (Bihar) – bone tools.
 • Koldihwa (U.P.) – earliest rice cultivation.
 • Sanganakallu, Brahmagiri, Maski, Hallur (Karnataka) – millet farming, ash mounds.

🔹 6. The Chalcolithic Age (Copper–Stone Age)
– Discovery and use of copper alongside stone.
– Rise of rural communities and advanced crafts.
– Important cultures:
 • Ahar–Banas (Rajasthan) – near copper mines of Khetri.
 • Malwa (Madhya Pradesh).
 • Jorwe (Maharashtra) – major sites: Nevasa, Inamgaon, Daimabad.
– Daimabad finds: bronze sculptures of man with chariot, elephant, rhino, and buffalo.

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🧠 Key Learnings:

✔️ How human life evolved through innovation and adaptation
✔️ Role of archaeology in discovering India’s prehistoric past
✔️ The journey from hunter-gatherers to settled farmers
✔️ How simple stone tools laid the foundation of civilization

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🎓 Perfect For:

– History students and educators
– UPSC / SSC / State PSC aspirants
– Archaeology and anthropology enthusiasts
– Documentary and storytelling lovers

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🕰️ Watch Till the End To Discover:

💡 How small inventions shaped the future of humanity
💡 What makes Indian prehistoric sites like Bhimbetka and Mehrgarh world-famous
💡 How the Stone Age gradually transitioned to the Bronze Age and Harappan Civilization

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