Acheulean
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The cultural heritage of central India has been studied by historians, archaeologists and anthropologists over a long period of time. This historic landscape dotted with innumerable monuments representing the cultural diversity of India has been discussed in several research papers, popular…
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The Acheulian sites in central India are considered to be some of the finest lower Paleolithic sites which yield evidence of early hominid occupation in India. This is manifest in the rock shelters of Bhimbetka, which show hominin occupational levels from Lower Paleolithic (Acheulian) to…
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Dr Sheila Mishra is a retired professor of geoarchaeology and the Head of Department of the Department of Archaeology, Deccan College, Pune, with about 30 years of experience in working in the field of Acheulian Studies in India. She has contributed a number of research articles in this field.
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The word Acheulean is derived from the French archaeological site St. Acheul, referring to the tool-making tradition during the Lower Paleolithic period across Afro-Eurasia. In India, the Acheulian culture stretches from the Siwalik hills in the north to areas near Chennai in the south. Owing to…
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