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Blades are rare in the Lower and the Middle Palaeolithic industries of India (Jayaswal, 1978, p. 199). The maximum frequency points of the two phases are 6% and 12% respectively. But, the industries of the Upper Palaeolithic period of the Chittoor and Kurnool districts of Andhra Pradesh, Belan valley of Uttar Pradesh and Upper Son valley of Madhya Pradesh indicate that more than fifty percent of flake/blade group belonged to the category of blade. It was also observed that the blades of the Belan and the Son valleys were comparatively longer than those of the Andhra Pradesh group (Jayaswal, 1978, p. 192). But, in comparison to Europe the blade and blade tools of the Upper Palaeolithic phase of India are marked by less perfect techniques and restricted typological forms.