Prehistory and Protohistory in India and Pakistan c8.s15: Malwa
Prehistory and Protohistory in India and Pakistan c8.s15
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c8.s15.1
No microliths had been reported from Western Malwa and Rajputana, though there was no reason why these should not be in these parts. In Malwa we are able to distinguish between the Chalcolithic blade industry and the typical microliths collected by KHATRI⁷⁷ from several sites in the valley of the Chambal and its tributaries. Since then a number of sites are being announced every year.⁷⁸ Besides the river valleys, the sandstone formations of the Western Vindhyan ranges contain numerous caves and rock-shelters. In addition to paintings and engravings,⁷⁹ these are strewn with microliths as are their counterpart in the east.
c8.s15.2
⁷⁷ KHATRI, A. P., *Stone Age Cultures of Malwa*, (Ph.D. thesis), p. 182.
c8.s15.3
⁷⁸ *I.A.R.*, 1956-57, pp. 8-11; 1957-58, p. 25; 58-59, pp. 26-8.
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⁷⁹ Ibid., 1957-58, pp. 25-7.