The classification and understanding of the Stone Age in India, as elsewhere, heavily rely on the changes observed in stone tool assemblages over time.
Consider the following statements about Stone Age in India : 1. Different periods are identified on the basis of the type and technology of stone tools. 2. There are no regional variations in the type and technology of tools in different periods. 3. Stone Age cultures of different periods evolved uniformly in a neat unilinear fashion all over the subcontinent. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Asked in UPSC CDS 1 2020 · Topic: Stone Age (Palaeolithic Age: Periodization and Chronology)
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