Middle Palaeolithic stone tool technology in the Kortallayar basin, South India

Antiquity

Volumn 75, Issue 287, 2001, Pages 107-117

  Pappu, Shanti ^a  

^a Sharma Centre for Heritage Education   (India)

Author keywords

India; Kortallayar basin; Lithics; Middle Palaeolithic

Indexed keywords

PALEOLITHIC; STONE AGE; TOOL USE;

INDIA; KORTALLAYAR BASIN; TAMIL NADU;

EID: 0034756918     PISSN: 0003598X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0003598X00052807     Document Type: Article

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