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Isampur in Karnataka, India, is one of 200 some Lower Paleolithic Acheulian sites in the Hunasagi and Baichbal valleys, and is dated to about 1.27 Ma. [19] Although older assemblages have been found in Attirampakkam and Bori, Maharashtra (1.4 Ma), [ 20 ] Isampur is a unique archeological site in that it is a quarry - a site of lithic ...
The Lower Paleolithic (or Lower Palaeolithic) is the earliest subdivision of the Paleolithic or Old Stone Age.It spans the time from around 3.3 million years ago when the first evidence for stone tool production and use by hominins appears in the current archaeological record, [1] until around 300,000 years ago, spanning the Oldowan ("mode 1") and Acheulean ("mode 2") lithics industries.
The Madrasian culture is a prehistoric archaeological culture of the Indian subcontinent, dated to the Lower Paleolithic, the earliest subdivision of the Stone Age. [1] [2] It belongs to the Acheulian industry, and some scholars consider the distinction between the Madrasian and the broader, regional Acheulian tradition defunct.
Attirampakkam, or Athirampakkam is a village near river Kortallaiyar located 60 kilometers away from Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. [1] [2] The oldest stone tools in India were discovered near the village, [3] [4] which became the type site for the Madrasian culture. [5] [6]
'Bori Khurd is a town located in Pune district, Maharashtra, India. It is known for the discovery of some ancient human artefacts. The reported artefacts from Bori suggest the appearance of human beings in India around 1.4 million years ago (middle pleistocene). This site is considered to be one of the earliest lower paleolithic sites in India ...
The Soanian culture is in the Western part of the Sub-Himalayan terrain, stretching between the river Indus and Yamuna. [8] This area is the primary producer of Soanian artifacts. This technological culture has been correlated to the prehistoric geographical changes in the region that allowed prehistoric humans easy access to raw materials.
Acheulean tools were produced during the Lower Palaeolithic era across Africa and much of West Asia, South Asia, East Asia and Europe, and are typically found with Homo erectus remains. It is thought that Acheulean technologies first developed about 2 million years ago, derived from the more primitive Oldowan technology associated with Homo ...
Rock paintings at Adamgarh. Adamgarh Hills are famous for the pre-historic rock shelters and rock paintings found in the hills. [1] Stone age artefacts, lower palaeolithic and mesolithic implements have been excavated here.