An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v2.c42.710

v2.c42.710

The rubble resting on the uneven surface of basalt is the horizon of the Lower Palaeolithic industry displaying Middle Acheulian [4.2] characters. This rubble has been derived from neighbouring highgrounds by colluvial process similar to that of 'debris flow' commonly observed in a semi-arid environment. The rubble has a widespread distribution and occurs at various heights ranging from 5 to 20 m from the present bed of the river. The artefacts recovered from this deposit are almost in a mint condition. The rubble is conformably overlain by a channel deposit consisting of a well-cemented sandy pebbly gravel. This gravel has given mainly tools of the Middle Palaeolithic industry both in rolled and unrolled condition and a few of Acheulian industry. The Acheulian man occupied the right bank of the Pravara which was then dominated by rubble spread and the river was flowing at lower depths than at present, the rubble forming the main source of the raw material necessary for the preparation of the artefacts. On geomorphological and sedimentological grounds the Acheulian horizon has been dated to the Late Pleistocene [9.8 2].