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The period lasted for roughly 3.4 million years, and ended between 4,000 BCE and 2,000 BCE, with the advent of metalworking.

The Stone Age is divided into three separate periods, namely the Paleolithic (Old Stone Age), Mesolithic (Middle Stone Age), and Neolithic (New Stone Age). Each period is based on the degree of sophistication used by humans to fashion and use stone tools.

• The Early/ Old Stone Age




• Palaeolithic --> Age & It's Phases




• Late/ Middle Stone Age--> Mesolithic




• New Stone Age--> Neolithic

• Indus Valley Civilization: The Harappan Culture

• Developments in the Later Vedic Period (1000-600 BC)

• The Mahajanapadas and the Rise of the Magadhan Empire

• The Mauryan Empire: Chandragupta, Ashoka, and Their Legacy

• The Indo-Greeks

• The Sakas

• The Parthians

• The Kushans

• Impact of the Central Asian contacts

• Early South Indian Kingdoms: History, Society, and Culture

• The Gupta Empire: Background, Key Figures, and Decline

• Early Civilization in Eastern and Central India: Regions and Phases

• New States and Rural Growth in Deccan and South India: Conflicts, Architecture, and Society

• India's Cultural contacts with Asian Countries

• Social and Economic Transformations: Land Grants, Agrarian Economy, and Cultural Changes

• Religion, Social Classes, and Cultural Achievements: Philosophy, Science, and the Arts