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Making of Pottery
Early Man Making Pots
Agriculture meant that early man’s life became
more settled. He did not have to wander from
place to place in search of food. The places
where man settled down, developed into villages.
Family units came into existence. He started
living in mud houses, near his fields. As more
occupations became known, division of labour
started. Men took care of agriculture, hunting
and making of weapons. Women looked after the
house and the children.
Invention of Wheel
Transportation history took a drastic change with
the introduction of wheel. Because of the discov-
ery of wheel other smaller devices like wheelbar-
rows came into use. Existing means of transpor-
tation were continuously improved thereafter. For
example, use of iron horse-shoes became a
common practice. Clubbing different modes of
transportation was then a possibility. For exam- small rounded stone to crush the grains which
ple, horse-drawn vehicles (carts or carriages).
From here, the progress related to transportation
started gaining large momentum.
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To store and cook food, vessels which could hold
grains and liquids as well as stand heat, were
needed. Man learned to make clay pottery and
then baked it on fire. The potter's wheel enabled
him to make different sizes of pots in a very short
time. Later, man also started gazing and decorat-
ing the pots.
Domestication of Animals
Neolithic people also began to domesticate
animals. The first animal to be tamed was most
probably the wild ancestor of the dog. Later,
other animals like the sheep and goat were also
domesticated. Now people had a continuous
supply of milk and milk products and meat.
Some animals could also be used in agriculture
and transportation.
Some Neolithic people also practiced fishing and
hunting.
What is the difference between a wild and
domesticated animal? Would a domesticated
animal like to be left in the jungle? Why?
Neolithic Tools
After agriculture was discovered, humans needed
better tools such as the plough, sickle and axes.
They needed to grind the grain. So, they used a
were placed on another large flat stone. This was
the mortar and pestle.
Neolithic tools include celts of different sizes.
Many Neolithic stone tools were well-polished
and had a sharp cutting edge. The people also
made tools out of bone. Neolithic tools have
been found in places like Burzahom in Kashmir
and Maski, Brahmagiri, Hallur and Narsipur in
Karnataka.
Life of the people
Many huts formed a village. There was no
individual ownership of land, water or farms.
The whole tribe owned them collectively.
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