An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v2.c28.19

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Although the rock paintings [13] of Adamgarh were first noticed in 1922 (Ghosh, 1932; Gordon, 1958) Stone Age artefacts were discovered here only in 1935 by de Terra and Teilhard de Chardin (de Terra & Paterson, 1939, p. 322). Following the discovery of Lower Palaeolithic [4.2] as well as Mesolithic [4.5] implements on the hill the site was explored from time to time by several scholars and a large number of Palaeolithic tools were obtained from the surface or from the pockets exposed in the stone quarries on the hill. With a view to investigating the Palaeolithic and Microlithic potential of the site and to tracing evidence for dating the rock paintings the author conducted a systematic excavation in 1961 on this hill both in the rock shelters as well as on the open ground in front of them on behalf of the ASI.