An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v2.c45.474

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Selbalgiri, Dt Garo Hills. Selbalgiri-1 yielded a large number of potsherds and stone axes. Selbalgiri-2, situated at a distance of about 2 km to the s.-w. on a ridge, yielded a highly developed flake-and-blade industry, a somewhat primitive microlithic industry and primitive tools such as handaxes, discs and picks betraying Palaeolithic traditions [4.2]. Points, borers, awls, blades, arrowheads, spearheads, huge flakes and fabricators are noteworthy finds. Further excavation revealed a geometric and non-geometric microlithic industry with pottery. Selbalgiri-3 has Early (Lower Palaeolithic [4.2]), Middle (Middle Palaeolithic [4.3] and Late Mesolithic [4.5]) Stone Age industries. The site has also Neolithic [4.6.6.] tools such as axes, near cylindrical chisels and a spearhead. *IAR 1965-60; 1967-8; 1970-1*.