[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.c14.s6.2 # An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c14.s6.2 An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c14.s6.2 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c14.s6.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c14.s6.2) The laterite plantation surfaces (100 to 10 m above sea level) observed along the coasts of Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu indicate changes in Quaternary land-sea relationships \[9.10\]. The geochemistry of laterite-like formations overlying non-lateritized tool-bearing gravels at VADAMADURAI near Madras has disproved the evidence for a Lower Palaeolithic occupation of the site during the Early or pre-Pleistocene periods. - [Previous: v1.c14.s6.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c14.s6.1) - [Next: v1.c14.s6.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c14.s6.3) - [Up: v1.c14.s6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c14.s6) ## Linked texts (1) - [Vadamadurai](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.site.vadamadurai) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c14.s6.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c14.s6.2) · Pramāṇa