An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v2.c29.66

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*Microlithic industry.* The flaked stone industry is unusually rich, with several hundred thousand worked pieces, and comprises the most common material at Bagor. No other site in India or perhaps outside has yielded microliths in such enormous numbers. The greatest density is found in Phase I, which contains 45 to 55% of the material, but it declines progressively in Phase II and Pd II. No marked typological change is noticeable from the lower to the upper levels. Quartz and chert are the most common raw material used and although quartz predominates in the waste material because of its intractable nature the majority of the finished tools are of chert.