Explanation: Neolithic period significance in pre-history can be gauged by the fact that V. Gordon Childe termed the Neolithic phase as Neolithic Revolution. It introduced a lot of innovations such as:

• Advent of food production: The Neolithic man cultivated land and grew fruits & corn like ragi and horse gram (kulathi). He domesticated cattle, sheep, and goats.
• Innovations in technology: The Neolithic man innovated in the production of stone tools, producing implements such as polished, pecked, and ground stone tools. They depended on polished stones other than quartzite for making tools.
• Invention of pottery: The Neolithic era communities first made pottery by hand and then with the help of the potter’s wheel.
• Emergence of self-sufficient village communities: In the later phases of the Neolithic era, people led a more settled life.

Source: Poonam Dahiya