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In the absence of the absolute dates, and due to the typo- technological similarities with Advanced Acheulian of Africa, Indian Acheulian appears to be datable between one million and 0.5/0.4 million years. The Acheulian remains of the Indian sub- continent was named as ‘Madrasian Culture’, after the discovery of first cleaver, and also after the concentration of sites yielding handaxes and cleavers near Madras in the later investigations (Krishnaswami, 1948). But, the Acheulian term has also attained wide acceptance in India. Some of very finely worked handaxes of refine Acheulian technique have been reported from Attirampakkam (Krishnaswami, 1938; *Indian Archaeology 1964-65: A Review*, 20), Vadamadurai(*Indian Archaeology 1966-67: A Review*,20-21; Jayaswal, 1985), *Fig.6. Flake*