An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v2.c42.132

v2.c42.132

It is indeed creditable that shortly afterwards Foote of the Geological Survey of India while looking out for similar traces of human artefacts in s. India was rewarded in 1863 for his labours by the find at Pallavaram near Madras of a true Palaeolithic [4.2] among the debris of a pit in the laterite gravel 60 to 91 cm thick overlying the granitic gneiss. This was indeed soon to be followed by his other systematic discovery and in greater numbers of Stone Age tools in the gravel beds of the Korttalayar valley in the company of his colleagues, William King and many others. The discoveries and collections by Foote from all over India were published in 1914 and 1916 in the form of a catalogue; and notes on sites; he also made over his entire collection to Madras Government Museum.