An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v2.c46.120

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No Lower Palaeolithic [4.2] site has been so far found on the Tapti river proper. But the valleys of its tributaries like the Kan-Panjra and the Gang-nala at the confluence of the Purna with the Tapti near Edlabad in Dt Jalgaon have proved to be rich in Stone Age sites. At BHADNE-YESAR (20°50′; 74°19′) excavation has uncovered a sequence of Stone Age cultures. Here the Lower Palaeolithic industries consisting of handaxes, cleavers and other associated tools are made on basalt and dolerite. The Middle Palaeolithic [4.3] and Mesolithic [4.5] artefacts are made on chert, jasper, chalcedony and the like material. A few of the Mesolithic sites are found on the Tapti, some of them factory sites. PRAKASH and SAVALDA are two important Chalcolithic sites located in this region. Several surface scatters of Chalcolithic [4.14.6] and Megalithic [11.15] pottery in this area show extensive habitation during this period.