An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c9.s4.26

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4.4.5 *S.-e. Deccan*. Isaac’s Series III assemblages of Dt Kurnool were claimed to belong to the blade-burin tradition (Isaac, 1960). Prior to him Cammiade and Burkitt, 1930, and Soundara Rajan, 1952, had discovered implements of this tradition from GIDDALUR and NANDIPAKKAM. The collection of these investigators consists of a good proportion of pointed implements along with various types of scrapers. However the occurrence of burins, retouched blades, backed blades and trapezoidal-shaped implements in considerable numbers is noteworthy. The recent excavations of shelters and natural caves in the area have brought to light a rich bone tool tradition. In the total artefact yield from the cave near BETAMCHERLA more than 90% are fashioned out of bone and the remainder out of stone. The lithic group is marked by the general blade-burin tradition. It may be stated that the workmanship of this bone tool kit is considerably inferior to that of the European Upper Palaeolithic.