The 'Mesolithic Age' is regarded as a transitional phase because it represents the shift between which two prehistoric periods?
Palaeolithic Age and Neolithic Age
The Mesolithic Age is considered transitional because it marks the shift from the Palaeolithic (Old Stone) Age to the Neolithic (New Stone) Age.
The other option pairs describe later periods (Bronze/Iron Age or Chalcolithic/Iron Age), which come after the Neolithic phase, not before it.
Hence, Palaeolithic Age and Neolithic Age is the correct answer.
Which Late Harappan and Chalcolithic site in Maharashtra has yielded excellent examples of metal-cast sculptures?
Name the popular technique used by the Harappans for casting bronze.
Which of the following sites has yielded Acheulian, Middle and Upper Palaeolithic and Mesolithic levels?