An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v2.c39.168

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*Pd II*, Middle Palaeolithic. A few large cores were found in the virgin soil at Maheshwar. These, together with the flake blades, scrapers, burins and borers or points found at a number of localities in the vicinity of Maheshwar and Navdatoli, characterize the Middle Palaeolithic [4.3] industry of the region. Detailed studies carried out in 1957-8 show that these tools are found in the basal gravels of the lower terrace of the NARMADA belonging to the third aggradational phase. Typologically the industry is similar to that from NEVASA. It shows a distinct use of the Levallois technique [16.15.1], the presence of varieties of scrapers and the existence of angle burins and double hollow scrapers with incipient points sometimes giving them the character of borers.