The document discusses cave paintings and tools from the Paleolithic period. It notes that cave paintings used various colors made from plant extracts and limestone powder. The paintings depicted animals like horses, deer, and lions. Animal fat provided lighting in caves before sunlight. Hunting scenes provided evidence of early human planning and dexterity. Paleolithic humans made stone tools and used bones, wood, and animal skins as weapons and clothing. Several important Paleolithic sites in India are mentioned.

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2. Palaeolithic means “old stone age”, and
begins with the first use of stone tools. It is
the earliest part of “stone age”.

4.  Different colors were used in the cave painting.
 The colors were made from mixtures of plant
extracts and powdered late rite.
 The figures of horse, deer, lion, leopard, bear,
hyena, etc. can also be seen in different caves.
 Animal fat was used as fuel for lighting in the caves
where sunlight was insufficient.

5.  The pictures of
hunting are the
evidence for their
planning of the
hunting ground and
the prey.
 Pictures were drawn
on the ceilings of the
caves as well. This
stands in evidence
for the dexterity of
early humans.

6. Paleolithic means “old stone age”, and begins
with the first use of stone tools. it is the
earliest part of “stone age”.

7. •Man survived by hunting animal sand gathering roots, berries,
leaves, and seeds.
•Old stone age people eventually began to hunt in groups.

8. •Paleolithic humans mainly used weapons made of stones.
•They also used bones of animals, ivory, pieces of wood, etc. as
weapons.

9. •Paleolithic people were garments made from animal fur and leather.
•Hide and bark were used as clothes.
•The bones of animals were used as needles for sewing.

11. Paleolithic site State
 Bhimbedka
 Narmada valley
 Nagargunakonda
 Hunsgi
 Kurnool caves
 Madhya Pradesh
 Gujarat
 Andra pradesh
 Karnadaka
 Karnadaka

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