History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. v1.c29.s2.t2.7
History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. v1.c29.s2.t2.7
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*Natural Caves and Rock-Shelters*: Early man in India inhabited the natural rock shelters and caves from lower palaeolithic time onwards. Mention may be made of the rock shelters of Bhimbetka and Adamgarh in Madhya Pradesh, those of Gudium ( a few miles from Madras), Chenchu group of rock shelters in Andhra Pradesh and the rock-shelters near Mirzapur in U.P. etc. These early people were acquainted with stone quarrying and tool making.