Palaeolithic Age: Pre- Historic Art and Archaeology of South Asia
The book "Palaeolithic Age" is the first book on Prehistoric Art and Archaeology of South Asia. The book of this series is on Mesolithic-Neolithic and the third book is Early Bronze and Iron Ages in South Asia.
This volume Palaeolithic Age covers the sites of South Asia. The lower Palaeolithic Age begins in South Asia around 2 million years ago. The oldest tools are pebble tools from Riwat in the Soan area. Early Acheulian or Abbe villain begins in Karnataka (Hunsgi) around 1.5 million years ago and advanced Acheulian continues up to 15 million years ago at Patpara in Son Valley. New dates of Hunsgi Acheulian range between 1.3 to 1.2 million years. ago Middle Acheulian begin around .8 million years ago. Advanced Acheulian starts around 3 million years ago. Acheulian-Mousterian at Patpara starts around 15 to 1 million years ago. Middle Palaeolithic begins around .15 million years ago and continues till 40000 years ago. The upper Palaeolithic begin around 40000 years ago and continued up to 10,000 years ago.
The book deals with the Pleistocene stratigraphy of the middle Narmada Valley. Papers on the Homo-erectus of Hathnora and other human fossils from Narmada are interesting.
The book also deals with comparative studies of the lower Palaeolithic cultures of India and South-East Asia. There is a brief account of Bhimbetka and excavation done by Shanti Pappu at Attirampakkam, and other Acheu lian sites in Tamil Nadu. P. Rajendra's paper is on the Homo erectus skull from Odoi in Tamil Nadu. The book also deals with the Middle Palaeolithic and Upper Palaeolithic of South Asia. This book is an encyclopedia of the Palaeolithic Archaeology of South Asia.
