Publisher's Synopsis
INTRODUCTION
_ The early man was a wanderer with no fixed abode and was moving from
place to place according to seasons in search of food and water. When once he learned
the art of domesticating animals like cows, sheep, and goats which provided him with
milk and meat, he took to rearing cattle to graze on. He moved in groups to protect
himself from wild animals and later, from other similar groups of men, who were
inclined to rob him of the cattle and other possessions. His search for greener
pastures led him to perennial .sources of water such as rivers . and lakes whose banks
were abounding with grass all through the seasons for the cattle to feed on and the man
stayed there without much wandering further. His continued stay helped him to learn
the art of agriculture and to remain there permanently along with other groups of men
and thus the early human settlements came into being.
