Bhimbetka caves shows the continuity of human evolution from the Lower Palaeolithic Period to the Mesolithic period to the chalcolithic period. Why?
1. It contains evidence of the use of tools and implements from all these periods.
2. There are a large number of Shanka Lipi inscriptions in the Bhimbetka cluster of rock shelters.
Which of the above is/are correct?
Explanation:
Statement 1: In the caves, the continuity of human evolution from the Lower Palaeolithic Period is noticed by the smaller size of stone tools in the following Middle Palaeolithic Period besides new tools like scrapers.During the Upper Palaeolithic Period newer tool types like: blades, borers and burins had also emerged.However, it is in the Mesolithic Period that there is a clear change in the materials and tool typology.Earlier, the tools were largely made of quartzite and sandstone, whereas the tools being made in the Mesolithic Period were most often of chalcedony.
Statement 2: Shankhalipi or "shell-script" is a term used by scholars to describe ornate spiral Brahmi characters that resemble conch shells (or shankhas). They are found in inscriptions across various parts of India except the far south and date to between the 4th and 8th centuries CE.
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By: Shubham Tiwari