Mesolithic

Mesolithic

1. hunting, fishing food gathering

   • Later on domesticating animals

2. Holocene-favourable climate change

   • humid, warm, rain
     • expansion in flora fauna

3. human beings move to new areas, cos avail of new areas with resources

4. increase in population

5. ganga plains+ 1st human coloniztn

6. microliths-smaller+better tools

   • fitted to bone, wood; adhesives gum..

7. hunting replaced by food production

8. wild plants processing

9. from nomadism to sedentary settlements

   • thus increase food security