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Paleolithic
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Epipaleolithic & Mesolithic
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Neolithic
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Chalcolithic to Bronze Age
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Iron Age
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Endemic warfare
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See also
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Type of war
Paintings in
Bhimbetka
possibly depicting war scene (1000-800 BCE)
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