Prehistoric evidence of Bangladesh

differnt types of hand axe made from microliths

The prehistoric period witnesses developments of Paleolithic and Neolithic cultures whereas the historic period has recorded emergences of several political and cultural zones in the world context. Several archaeological sites of proved their uniqueness in understanding the early state formation process during Ancient period of Bangladesh.

Fossil wood 

The Madhupur tract of the Maymansingh and Dhaka districts, the Comilla-Noakhali hills of the Lalmai-Mainamati hills are a part and the Chittagong hilly areas are the major instances of Pleistocene deposits in Bangladesh. Archaeologist and researchers discovered a large fossil wood industry at Lalmai Comilla region, which is similar to chotonagpur plateau west Bengal India. Paleolithic stone tools from Rangamati region as well as scrapers (hand axe) from Amjadhata union of Chhagalnaiya upzilla near Ramgarh in the Chittagong hill tracts. In 1997, a team from Jahangirnagar University came across an occurrence of prehistoric implements in Chaklapunji Tea State of Chunarughat in Habiganj district of sylhet divission. They also recovered some artifacts made on silcified fossil wood.

Fossil wood 

In Bangladesh Neolithic sites are Lalmai-Maynamati, Noakhali, Chittagong and Dhaka zilla has appearance of Neolithic culture. Some unfinished specimen and raw materials (1979-90) in the eight-tenth century AD of Annaddha Vihara excavation at Maynamati had found. These tools are mostly narrow butted and roughly triangular Neolithic celts made of fossil wood. Neolithic triangular and pointed shape stone Celts from area of Wari-Bateshwar, Narshingdi, and Dhaka had found.

Finally we may clearly suggest on the basis of above-mentioned prehistoric artifacts the possibility to found more artifacts of prehistoric people from other parts of the country.