An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v2.c30.394

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*II. Early Mesolithic:* This phase is subdivided into subphases A and B, on the basis of the absence and presence of geometric tool shapes. Subphase A, Early Mesolithic with non-geometric microliths unassociated with pottery, is represented in layers 9 and 8, yielding finished tools like large and broad blades, micro-burins, blunted backs, pen-knife blades, notched blades, borers, points (both simple and tanged varieties), scrapers and cores, flakes and wastes, made generally on chert (95%), tools made on chalcedony constituting 5%. The artefacts of this subphase are smaller in size than those of Phase I. Associated with this subphase are two circular huts measuring 3·8 m in diameter. The floor of one hut is stone-paved.