An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v2.c42.184

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**Papamiya-Tekdi**, Dt Chanda, situated on the Jharpat, 5 km n.-e. of Chanda town. Bifacial pebble choppers and Abbevillio-Acheulian handaxes and cleavers [4.2] were picked up from the gravel beds of the river. From the uppermost gravel were collected scrapers, borers and diminutive axes, ascribable to an early stage of Series II (Middle Palaeolithic [4.3]). From the surface of the same gravel came blades, scrapers, burins, awls, etc., representing a blade-and-burin industry. Latest in the series, the microlithic industry included parallel-sided blades, backed blades, points, lunates, crescents and fluted cores (perhaps of Chalcolithic [4.14.6] association). *IAR 1960-1*.