Description: This book takes readers on a fascinating journey through the ancient history of India, exploring the cultures and civilizations that shaped the subcontinent before the rise of recorded history. The author delves into the Stone Age, revealing the earliest known traces of human activity in India, and explores the evolution of tool-making techniques, connecting these developments to similar trends in Europe and Africa. The book goes beyond a simple chronological account, investigating the profound impact of climate change on early human societies, and revealing how India's unique geographic position contributed to the development of distinct cultures. In particular, the author explores the impact of the Soan and Madras cultures, two distinct groups that represent different tool-making traditions and possibly different stages in human evolution. The book provides a captivating and detailed account of India's prehistory, offering a fresh perspective on the origins of civilization in the subcontinent. Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books.This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. This text has been digitally restored from a historical edition. Some aesthetic errors may persist, however it has been deemed that any such will not detract from the work's significant historical value. The digital edition of all books may be viewed on our website before purchase.
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Original Language: English
Country/Region of Manufacture: America
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
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Book Title: Prehistoric India (Classic Reprint)
Number of Pages: 318 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Topic: Archaeology
Publication Year: 2015
Item Height: 0.7 in
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Genre: Social Science
Item Weight: 15.1 Oz
Author: Stuart Piggott
Item Length: 9 in
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback