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出版Bharatiya Kala Prakashan, 2005
ISBN81809003479788180900341
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=yqEXAQAAMAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋The book "Palaeolithic Age" is the first book on Prehistoric Art and Archaeology of South Asia. The second book of this series is on Mesolithic-Neolithic and third book is Early Bronze and Iron Ages in South Asia. This volume Palaeolithic Age covers the sites of South Asia. Lower Palaeolithic Age begins in South Asia around 2 million years ago. Oldest tools are pebble tools from Riwat in Soan area. Early acheulian or Abbevillian begins in Karnataka (Hunsgi) around 1.5 million years ago and advance Acheulian continues upto. 15 million years ago at Patpara in Son Valley. New dates of Hunsgi Acheulian ranges between 1.3 to 1.2 million years ago. Middle Acheulian begin around .8 million years ago at Patpara in Son Valley. New dates of Hunsgi Acheulian ranges between 1.3 to 1.2 million years ago. Middle Acheulian begin around .8 million year ago. Advance 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. Upper Palaeolithic begin around 40000 years ago and continued upto 10000 years ago. The book deals with Pleistocene stratigraphy of middle Narmada Valley. Papers on Homo-erectus of Hathnora and other human fossils from Narmada are interesting. The book also deals with comparative studies of 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 Acheu8lian site in Tamil Nadu. P. Rajendra's paper is on Homo-erectus skull from Odoi in Tamil Nadu. The book also deals with Middle Palaeolithic and Upper Palaeolithic of South Asia. This book is encyclopaedia of Palaeolithic Archaeology of South Asia.