An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v2.c42.74

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The Prehistoric man lived in the environs of Paithan was established as early as 1863 when Wynne found an agate flake at Mungi near Paithan (Wynne, 1866, pp. 283-4). Around 1904 Beal is reported to have recovered the fossilized remains of the skull of wild elephant (*Elephas namadicus*), the tusk of which has a diameter of 74 cm. The sporadic work done during the last 100 years has given sufficient indication that Paithan and the area contiguous to it was the abode of man in the Lower Palaeolithic [4.2], Middle Palaeolithic [4.3], Chalcolithic [4.14.6], early historical [4.18.9] and medieval times. Well-planned large-scale explorations and excavations are necessary to fully expose the remains.