into clothes to beat the weather. Scrapers were used for working the skins. The period II at Mehrgarh dates from c. to BCE and the period III from to BCE.
There is evidence for pottery during these periods. Terracotta figurines and glazed faience beads have been found. Evidence for ornaments on women has been uncovered. Long-distance trade was practiced, as revealed by Lapis Lazuli, which is available only in Badakshan.
The town was abandoned after the rise of mature phase of the Indus Civilisation. The Neolithic Culture of Kashmir Neolithic culture in Kashmir region was contemporary to the Harappan civilisation. Burzahom, an important site of this culture, provides evidence for the Megalithic and Early L a k s h a d w e e p i s l a n d s ( I N D I A ) A n d a m a n a n d n i c o b a r i s l a n d s ( I N D I A ) NEOLITHIC CULTURES BAY OF BENGAL ARABIAN SEA I N D I A N O C E A N N S W E I N D I A Bombay Karachi Mehrgarh Quetta Kile gul mohammad Chalingai Sarai khola Islamabad Burzahom Srinagar Gulkaral Utnur Tekkalakoda Terdal Hallur Hemmige T.Narshipur Madras Brahmagiri Palavoy Sanganakallu Maski Kodekal Nagarjunakonda Nagpur Bhubaneshwar Kucha Barudih Calcutta Gauhati Chirand Patna Delhi Sarutaru Marakdola Daojali- hading Paiyampalli Kupgal Excavated Neolithic sites Modern Towns Map not to scale Neolithic sites of India XI History - Lesson - - Early India: From the Beginnings to the Indus Civilisation They used microliths, bone and antler tools and terracotta objects. These sites perhaps flourished till about the middle of the second millennium BCE.
The Neolithic Culture of Eastern India The Neolithic sites are found at many sites in Bihar and West Bengal. Birbhanpur and Chirand are some of the prominent Neolithic sites in this region along with Kuchai, Golbaisasan and Sankarjang. These cultures show similarities with the Neolithic complexes of east and South-east Asia. Pointed butt