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HISTORY

“The study of (or a record of) the past events considered together, especially events of a particular period, country or subject.”

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PRE HISTORIC AGE

Pre historic age is the one about which we find no written records by the people of that age / era.

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SOCIAL ACTIVITIES

On the basis of social activities the prehistoric age have been divided into three parts.

3. Lower Paleolithic period.4. Upper Paleolithic period.5. Neolithic period.

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ECONOMIC ACTIVIES

Economic activities have been divided into three categories:

3. Food gathering period4. Hunting period5. Tilling period

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FOOD GATHERING PERIOD

The food gathering (Paleolithic) 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

Hunting period (Mesolithic) is roughly from 200,000 - 3,000 B.C.

Muduk Point or Lancipan Muduk. 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 and an arrow,

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TILLING PERIOD

Cultivation period (Neolithic) is roughly taken from 3,000 - 600 B.C.

Permanent settlement and living in a group. Stone tools were made more smooth and much

sharper.

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TILLING PERIOD

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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PALAEOMETALLIC PERIOD

Palaeometallic or Perundagian period is from 600 BC - 800 AD.

Discovery of bronze artifacts 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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