Prehistoric India
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"Prehistoric India" may refer to any period in the history of South Asia
predating the 3rd century BCE.
History of South Asia
The term South Asia refers to the contemporary political entities of the Indian subcontinent and associated island. These are the states of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan and the island nations of Sri Lanka and the Maldives....
predating the 3rd century BCE.
By periods
- South Asian Stone AgeSouth Asian Stone AgeThe South Asian Stone Age covers the Palaeolithic, Mesolithic and Neolithic periods in South Asia. Evidence for the most ancient anatomically modern Homo sapiens in South Asia has been found in the cave sites of Batadomba lena and Beli lena in Sri Lanka.In Mehrgarh, in what is today western...
- South Asian Bronze Age
- South Asian Iron Age
- Vedic periodVedic periodThe Vedic period was a period in history during which the Vedas, the oldest scriptures of Hinduism, were composed. The time span of the period is uncertain. Philological and linguistic evidence indicates that the Rigveda, the oldest of the Vedas, was composed roughly between 1700–1100 BCE, also...
- MahajanapadasMahajanapadasMahājanapadas , literally "great realms", were ancient Indian kingdoms or countries...
- Vedic period
See also
- History of India#Pre-Historic era
- History of Pakistan#Prehistory
- Ancient India (disambiguation)
- History of South AsiaHistory of South AsiaThe term South Asia refers to the contemporary political entities of the Indian subcontinent and associated island. These are the states of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan and the island nations of Sri Lanka and the Maldives....