Question

Which among the following sites provides evidence of domestication of animals in the Mesolithic period?
1. Odai
2. Bori
3. Bagor
4. Lakhnia

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : Bagor

The correct answer is Bagor.

• The Mesolithic Period, or Middle Stone Age, is an archaeological term describing specific cultures that fall between the Paleolithic and the Neolithic Periods.
• 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.
• In India, it spanned from 9,000 B.C. to 4,000 B.C. This age is characterized by the appearance of Microliths (small bladed stone tools).
• The Paleolithic was an age of purely hunting and gathering.
• In Rajasthan, Bagor is almost the largest Mesolithic site in India.
• Other major Mesolithic sites in Rajasthan are Tilwara, Pachpadra basin and Sojat Area etc.
• In South India, Mesolithic sites are abundant in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh.
• The people of Mesolithic age practised painting. The paintings depicted birds, animals, and human beings.
• A considerable number of painted rock shelters have been found in Bhimbetka, Madhya Pradesh.