CHAPTER 1 PREHISTORIC AGE OF BIHAR
THIS CHAPTER WILL INCLUDE
1.PALEOLITHIC AGE IN BIHAR
2.MESOLITHIC AGE
3.NEOLITHIC AGE
4.CHALCOLITHIC AGE
 
The evidence of early men have been found from Southern part of Bihar.

       1.PALEOLITHIC AGE IN BIHAR
        This age dates back to 1,00,000 BCE.
        The remains of this age has been found from Munger and Nalanda.
        The tools that were found from the paleolithic sites of Bihar are AXES, SPEARS, KNIVES ETC.
 
2. MESOLITHIC AGE IN BIHAR
This age dates back to 9000 BCE and lasted till 4000  BCE.
The remains of this age has been found from SINGHBHUM, RANCHI, PALAMU, DHANBAD, SANTHAL PROVINCE.
Small sized tools made up of stones were found. These were mostly sharp and pointed.

3. NEOLITHIC AGE IN BIHAR
This age dates back to 2500 BCE and lasted till 1500 BCE.
The remains of this age were mainly found from CHIRAND (SARAN) and CHECHAR ( VAISHALI).
The tools that were found from the Neolithic sites of Bihar were made from stones and bones.
Stone implements
The Neolithic stone implements of celts were found. Axes found were made of quartzite, basalt and granite. The finds included nine types of microliths.The final products in the collection are stone discs in long, cylindrical and triangular shapes.

4. CHALCOLITHIC AGE IN BIHAR
The remains of this age were mainly found from CHIRAND (SARAN) and CHECHAR ( VAISHALI), BHAGALPUR and SONPUR.
Transformations in early men were observed.
The extracts of clay pots and utensils were found too.