An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v2.c48.13

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In recent years the site has been excavated by K.D. Banerjee (*IAR 1964-5*, p. 20; *1966-7*, p. 20). The stratigraphy of the site, from bottom upwards, reveals the Sriperumbudur shale (bed rock); Satyavedu sandstone boulders and gravels in a matrix of sand and clay, with a few extremely rolled early Acheulian tools at the bottom of the deposit; gravel of detrital laterite; and quartzite boulders. Acheulian tools in manufacturing stages are found in a fresh condition in this deposit; the lateritic clay also contains tools identical with those noted in the underlying deposit. The site shows, according to the excavator, mainly the Acheulian industry, with a redeposited earlier Acheulian one. The area deserves further excavation as it is vital for Stone Age study. de Terra H., and Paterson, T.T.. 1939, *Studies on the Ice Age in India & Associated Human Remains*, Washington. Krishnaswami, V.D., 1947, in *AI*, 3. Paterson, T.T., 1938, in *Indian Academy of Science*, Madras Meeting; 1940, in *Nature*, 146, pp. 12-15, 49-52.—K.V. SOUNDARA RAJAN