Question

Answer all the questions given under caption.

Mesolithic culture.

1. Mention the evidence for the existence of Mesolithic hunt-gatherers.
2. What type of artifacts 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 artifacts 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.