Mesolithic culture. 1. Mention the evidence for the existence of Mesolithic hunt-gatherers.

Question

Answer all the questions given under each caption

Mesolithic culture.

1. Mention the evidence for the existence of Mesolithic hunt-gatherers.

2. What type of artefacts were used by the people of this period?

3. What are the tool types used by them?

4. What did they do for their subsistence?

Answer 1

1. They are found at Chennai, North Arcot, Dharmapuri, Salem, Coimbatore, Ariyalur, Trichi, Pudukottai, Madurai, Sivagangai, Tirunelveli and Kanyakumari.

2. The people of this period used small artefacts made of Chert and Quartz.

3. The tool types are scrapers, lunates and triangles.

4. These people hunted wild animals and gathered fruits, nuts and roots for their subsistence.