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Question
Write a note on the impact of pastoralism on the prehistoric people in Tamil Nadu.
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Solution
- People practiced agriculture, domesticated cattle and sheep, and some of the groups were still hunting and gathering. ?
- Millets and rice were cultivated.
- Irrigation management developed.
- In the deltaic region, evidence of rice is seen in the megalithic sites like Adichanallur in – Thoothukudi district and Porunthal near Palani.
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