The following points highlight the three main prehistoric ages. The ages are: 1. Chronological Ages 2. Economic Ages 3. Chrono-Cultural Ages. 1. Chronological Ages: Subsequently Garrod and Leakey in 1952 advocated the use of purely chronological nomenclature for designating prehistoric cultures. But it could not be used widely as Neolithic and Chalcolithic periods cannot be given any common and acceptable [...]
In many ancient societies time was never considered a measurable unit. To them if time was measurable one should be able to hold a basket full of time -the basket being the unit for measurement known to them. Measuring tangible objects must have been there since the prehistoric period, but time being not tangible requires conceptualization. In pre-literate societies one [...]
In this article we will discuss about the history of Chalcolithic culture. One of the earliest evidence of copper extraction is seen in the Zagros Mountains in Iraq around 6000 B.C. These scattered settlements of metal users come down to the Euphrates and Tigris delta by 5000 B.C. The area between these two rivers occupying nearly 400,000 square kilometers is [...]