Evidence of First Ear Surgery

A group of archaeologists have found 5,300-year-old skull in a Spanish tomb, that shows possibly the oldest evidence of ear surgery. Highlights Several cut marks are visible in the skull across the left ear canal. This implies that, surgery may ..

Month: Current Affairs - February, 2022

Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs

Prehistoric Sites of India, Pakistan and Afghanistan

This section provides brief state wise information on important Prehistoric sites of India with very important archaeological findings belong to Paleolithic, Mesolithic, Neolithic and Chalcolithic periods. Some of them have evidences of multiple periods. Afghanistan Kara Kamar Kara Kamar is ..

Inventions of the Bronze Age

Inventions of the Bronze Age include making better tools.  As long as man was dependent upon stone tools, he was limited in the kinds of work he could do. Stone tools and weapons broke easily. To make better tools, man ..

Changes in Human Life in Mesolithic and Neolithic Age

The Palaeolithic age ended by around 8000 BC. After this, a new phase in man’s progress toward civilization started. This age is called Mesolithic (Middle Stone) or the Mesolithic period. Prior to this, the glacial ice retreated and the forests ..

Advances made by Man in New Stone Age

About 8000 B.C. another period in man’s progress toward civilization began. This was the Middle Stone Age, or the Mesolithic period. Before the beginning of this age, the glacial ice retreated and the forests expanded to the north. A few ..

How Stone Age Man Learnt Basic Skills?

Generally, the time span from about 2 million years ago to about 3000 BC is called the Stone Age, because it was a period when man made most of his weapons and tools of stone. The Stone Age is divided ..

The Dawn of Civilization

All things must have a beginning, and so it was with the earth and the people who have lived on it for countless generations. Scientists who have studied the rock layers, or strata, of the earth’s outer crust believe the ..

Chalcolithic Age in India

What is meaning of a Chalcolithic site? Chalcolithic or Eneolithic period marks the use of the metals among which the Copper was first. Chalcolithic means use of copper and stone. Copper was probably the first metal used by humans and ..

Introduction to Prehistory

What is the difference between Prehistoric and Historic periods? Prehistoric period belongs to the time before the emergence of writing, while historic period is the period after this. Prehistory refers to the period for which no written records exist. When ..

Palaeolithic Age in India

Who coined the term Palaeolithic? The term Palaeolithic was coined by archaeologist John Lubbock in 1865. What are three stages of the Palaeolithic Period? Palaeolithic phase is also divided into three parts with their rough timelines as follows: Lower Palaeolithic ..