An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v2.c40.250

v2.c40.250

The Narmada basin has got a very special significance in Indian Quaternary [9.8] studies. It is perhaps one of the few regions in India, besides the Siwaliks, where Pleistocene [9.8.2] deposits occur in association with the Stone Age artefacts of all periods and contemporary animal fossils. Thus for the Quaternary stratigraphy and chronology of India the Narmada basin is the key area. It is also because of these considerations that this basin holds a great potential for the find of the earlier tool-making hominid groups in India.