[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.c20.s1.3 # An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c20.s1.3 An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c20.s1.3 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c20.s1.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c20.s1.3) In the Indian subcontinent the various subdivisions of the Pleistocene, viz. Lower, Middle and Upper, are based mainly on vertebrate palaeontology and palaeolithic archaeology. The Lower Pleistocene of n.-w. India is generally characterized by the presence of \*Equus\*, \*Rhinoceros\*, \*Elephas\* and \*Bos\*. The late Upper Pleistocene is well dated by a score of ¹⁴C dates in w. India. But the Middle and early Upper Pleistocene are not precisely dated due to the lack of any proper index fossil assemblage and non-availability of radiometric dates. - [Previous: v1.c20.s1.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c20.s1.2) - [Next: v1.c20.s1.t1.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c20.s1.t1.1) - [Up: v1.c20.s1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c20.s1) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c20.s1.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c20.s1.3) · Pramāṇa