Question

Write short notes.

Neolithic ‘Jericho’

Answer 1

1. The Palestinian city of J ericho, on the banks of the river Jordan, is the first neolithic permanent settle' in 9000 B.C.E.
2. It started getting organised into a well-knit society by about 8000 B.C.E.
3. The village had a protective wall around it, with a watch tower, giving evidence of an organised society.
4. It is proved that cultivation began in Jericho, as discovered at Gilgal a site near Jericho.
5. Laboratory analysis have proved that neolithic people had systematically planted fig cuttings.
6. This stands to be the first attempt of planned cultivation.