History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. v1.c10.s1.t6.46

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In our classification the oval and round shaped flakes of types 10 and 11 belong to this category. In the Paleolithic collections of India the use of Levallois technique is quite well represented. For example, in the Lower Palaeolithic industries the proportion of Levallois flakes occupies upto 15%, while in some of the Middle Palaeolithic industries they form 42% of the flake group (Jayaswal, 1978, p. 199). This feature is quite contrary to the general belief that Levallois technique is poorly represented in the Indian sub-continent.