Prehistory and Protohistory in India and Pakistan c8.s16.1

c8.s16.1

HUNTER⁸⁰ had excavated a rock-shelter in the Mahadev Hills, Panchmarhi, M.P. and GHOSH,⁸¹ Bania Bari Cave near Panchmarhi. The former found microliths upto a depth of two feet or so along with a human skeleton. The latter's report is not yet fully published. What is important to note in this survey is the fact that the whole Vindhya range from west to east is not only a prolific source of microliths, but perhaps holds the key to the microlithic or mesolithic problem in Central India. Are the microliths the works of present primitive tribes or their ancestors who inhabited these sheltered hills and forests as refugees? Or are they very much older? Planned exploration followed by one or two full excavations should help to understand these problems.81a