· The term Chalcolithic comes from the Greek words “chalkos” (copper) and “lithos” (stone).
· It refers to the Copper Age, a transitional period between the Neolithic (Stone Age) and Bronze Age.
· Communities in this era used:
· Copper tools
· Occasionally bronze (an alloy of copper and tin)
· Stone tools were also still in use.
· It marked the beginning of metal use in tool-making, but before widespread iron usage.
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The Iron Age in North India is archaeologically represented by assemblages that mainly contain which of the following particular pottery types?
I. Painted Grey Ware (PGW)
II. Northern Black Polished Ware (NBPW)
A very heavy concentration of Malwa settlements of the Chalcolithic period was found in the:
Which characteristic pottery became a hallmark of early Iron Age settlements in northern India?
Which of the following periods succeeds the Palaeolithic period?
The Kayatha Culture of Chalcolithic period in Ancient India belongs to which of the following states of India?
Which of the following Neolithic sites yielded the remains of three species of deer (the Barasingha, Gazelle, and Spotted Deer)?
Which of the following metals was first used by man?
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