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¬ ´The study of (or a record of) the past events
considered together, especially events of a particular
period, country or subject.µ
Before the record of history
Lack of proper evidences
Society------------group of people living together
Culture------------way of life, customs, beliefs, traditions

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¬ -re historic age is the one about which we find no

written records by the people of that age / era.

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¬ an the basis of social activities the prehistoric age

have been divided into three parts.

1. Lower -aleolithic period.

2. Upper -aleolithic period.
3. Neolithic period.

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¬ Dconomic activities have been divided into three

categories:

1. Food gathering period

2. Hunting period
3. Tilling period

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¬ The food gathering (-aleolithic) period is roughly

from 1,00,000 - 200,000 B.C.
¬ kapak genggam and kapak perimbas
(hand axe)
¬ Their equipments were made from stone, very
simple in shape and coarse.

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¬ Hunting period (Mesolithic) is roughly from 200,000 -

3,000 B.C.
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¬ Tools of animal and fish bones and some tool fossil
from deer·s horn and sea shells.
¬ They were used as the point of a lance (cut, pierce,
incise) and an arrow,

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¬ Cultivation period (Neolithic) is roughly taken from

3,000 - 600 B.C.
¬ -ermanent settlement and living in a group.
¬ Stone tools were made more smooth and much
sharper.

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¬ They had also made some plaited crafts, earthen

ware.
¬ They had made a small traditional boat to be used for
sailing and trading with a barter system.

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¬ -alaeometallic or -erundagian period is from 600 BC -

800 AD.
¬ Discovery of bronze artifact (relic, manufactured
pieces) made by metal melting and molding techniques.
¬ home tools

¬ sharp weapons like: axe, point of a lance.

¬ cooking pot

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jewelry such as : wrist bracelet, ankle bracelet,
earrings, necklace and ring
the most interesting thing is the finding of a
nekara (huge bronze drum)

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