An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v2.c36.342

v2.c36.342

**Jindhar,** Dt Ahmadabad. Microlith-bearing [4.5] site located on a low sand-dune situated a little away from the river Meshwa and its tributaries. The microliths comprised finished tools, cores, nodules and fragments of raw material. Besides microlithic material bone fragments including teeth of cattle were obtained. The horse-hoof core scrapers end scrapers and discoidal cores were interesting types in the collection, fluted blade-cores, crescents and triangles being the commonest. There were a few thick pen-knife blades finely retouched on the convex side. Points were rare and showed simple or limited retouch. *IAR 1971-2.*