[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.c19.s1.7 # An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c19.s1.7 An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c19.s1.7 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c19.s1.7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c19.s1.7) The Middle Palaeolithic man did not enlarge his habitat to any appreciable extent beyond the limits already inhabited by the Lower Palaeolithic man. But within these limits he certainly colonized local geographical environments on a more intensive scale. Thus, for example in w. Rajasthan, while there are only a few Lower Palaeolithic sites, Middle Palaeolithic sites are numerous in the valleys of the Luni and its tributaries, and a few have been found even in the interior of the desert in Dts Jaisalmer, Jodhpur and Barmer \[9.2\]. Similarly, on the Deccan plateau Lower Palaeolithic sites are only sparsely known from the GODAVARI and PRAVARA valleys in Dts Nasik and Ahmadnagar and from Dt Chanda. The Middle Palaeolithic man on the other hand also lived on low hilltops in the interior away from major river valleys where water must have been available only during the rainy season. - [Previous: v1.c19.s1.6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c19.s1.6) - [Next: v1.c19.s1.8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c19.s1.8) - [Up: v1.c19.s1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c19.s1) ## Linked texts (2) - [Pravara](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.site.pravara) - [Godavari](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.site.godavari) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c19.s1.7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c19.s1.7) · Pramāṇa