An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c20.s1.t3.21

v1.c20.s1.t3.21

Rhinoceroses which have totally disappeared in s. India must have inhabited this area when the low hills were forested with swamps in the short canyons surrounded by grass. The presence of *Tragulus meminna*, *Tetracerus quadricornis*, *Sus cristatus*, *Hystrix crassidens*, *Lepus nigricollis*, *Felis chaus* and *Viverra karnuliensis* also suggests a scanty bush jungle around in this rocky and hilly country. The faunal evidence on the whole therefore suggests a thicker vegetation cover in this region during late Pleistocene times. This also suggests that the climate was more humid than at present.