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Class 6Social ScienceOn the Trail of the Earliest People

Write a short note on Palaeolithic period, Mesolithic period and Neolithic period.

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  1. Palaeolithic period: This comes from two Greek words, ‘palaeo’, meaning old, and ‘lithos’, meaning stone. The name points to the importance of finds of stone tools. The Palaeolithic period extends from 2 million years ago to about 12,000 years ago.
  2. Mesolithic period: The period when we find environmental changes, beginning about 12,000 years ago till about 10,000 years ago is called the Mesolithic (middle stone).
  • Neolithic period: The period from about 10,000 years ago, is known as the Neolithic.