An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v2.c34.294

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The occurrence of animal fossils like *Elephas namadicus*, *Elephas maximus*, *Bubalus bubalis*, *Bos namadicus*, etc., in calcreted pebbly gravels along with Late Acheulian tools [4.2] at **GANGAPUR** (20°00'; 73°40'), and with Middle Palaeolithic tools at **NANDUR MADHMESHWAR**, **KALEGAON** (19°40'; 75°00'), BELPANDHARI (19°35'; 74°50') and APEGAON (19°55'; 73°45') suggest a late Pleistocene age for the exposed Older Alluvial deposits in the Godavari valley. A few ¹⁴C dates on fresh-water molluscan shells collected from these gravels indicate that the aggradational phase of the Godavari valley range in age between 40000 to 15000 years B.P.