- The Mesolithic period is recognized as an intermediate phase between the Palaeolithic and Neolithic periods. - Mesolithic stone tools, known as microliths, are characteristically small and often made from fine-grained stones like chalcedony and silicates, unlike the larger quartzite tools of the Palaeolithic. - The unique characteristics of Mesolithic tools were key in distinguishing this period culturally and chronologically.
Consider the following statements: Assertion (A) : Scholars distinguished a culture midway between Palaeolithic and Neolithic called Mesolithic. Reason (R) : The chief characteristics mesolithic were the stone implements used were extremely small and made up of Chalcedony and silicate instead of quartzite. Select your answer according to the coding scheme below :
Asked in TNPSC CS Prelims 2015 · Topic: Stone Age (Mesolithic Age: Transition, microliths, hunter-gatherer societies)
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Answer: C. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation for (A)
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