[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989) › v1.c11.s1.1 # An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c11.s1.1 An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c11.s1.1 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c11.s1.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c11.s1.1) Plain, notched or grooved awls with pointed working end have been in use as stitchers/borers in the Middle Palaeolithic period \[4.3\] and onwards. The Middle and Upper Palaeolithic \[4.4.\] awls/borers made on quartzite or quartz group of minerals have been found in the BELAN and Luni valleys. Mesolithic \[4.5\] awls have been recovered from LANGHNAJ, ADAMGARH, JABALPUR, BAGOR Chittoor and BIRBHANPUR. They are square, rectangular, or round on plan with a thick projecting point, having a deep notch at the side of the flake. - [Previous: v1.c10.s6.6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c10.s6.6) - [Next: v1.c11.s1.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c11.s1.2) - [Up: v1.c11.s1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c11.s1) ## Linked texts (5) - [Langhnaj](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.site.langhnaj) - [Birbhanpur](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.site.birbhanpur) - [Bagor](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.site.bagor) - [Jabalpur](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.site.jabalpur) - [Adamgarh](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.site.adamgarh) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c11.s1.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c11.s1.1) · Pramāṇa