[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989) › v2.c48.13 # An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v2.c48.13 An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v2.c48.13 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c48.13](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c48.13) 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 - [Previous: v2.c48.12](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c48.12) - [Next: v2.c48.14](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c48.14) - [Up: v2.c48](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c48) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c48.13](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c48.13) · Pramāṇa