A History of Agriculture in India v1.c6.24

v1.c6.24

24. The most primitive Palaeolithic stone tools are choppers from Soãn, Pothohar Plateau, West Panjab, Pakistan. They were 25. cutting-tools and were used for cutting chunks of meat and to scrape hides. They are about half a million years old Acheulian hand-axe complex from Attirampakkam, Chingleput District, Tamil Nadu, approximately 200,000 years old. A cutting-tool edged on both sides, it was used for digging, chopping and cutting 58