UPSC History Optional · Paper I · 2013 · Q2(c) · 15 marks
In the absence of a written script Chalcolithic pottery gives us a fascinating insight into the culture and life styles of the people of those times. Comment critically.
- Chapter
- Pre-history and Proto-history
- Topic
- Chalcolithic Cultures
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