An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v2.c28.508

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Poondi, a closely allied contiguous site with a complementary stratigraphic sequence, was also excavated by Banerjee *et al.* (*IAR 1965-6*, p. 24). Situated on the earlier peneplain, the site revealed the following succession: (1) basal Sriperumbudur shale; (2) laterized shale *in situ*; (3) disconformity marked by uneven surface of the laterite; (4) sheet gravel of varying thickness, 50 cm to 5m, yielding Late Acheulian tools; (5) redeposited laterite; (6) sheet gravel, primary or redeposited, containing Middle Palaeolithic tools [4.3]; and (7) surface-sterile and sandy soil.