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Oldest Acheulian from India? Youngest Acheulian from India?

Posted on September 29, 2020 by sheilamishra

In the same month in 2011, two papers were published dating the Indian Acheulian (Pappu et al. 2011, Haslam et al 2011). Pappu et al. 2011 reported on dating the classic site of Attirampakkam to over 1 million years old, … Continue reading →

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March 2011: Epoch making month for Indian Palaeolithic studies—the Oldest and the Youngest Acheulian in the World?

Posted on March 29, 2011 by sheilamishra

On Friday , the 25th of March, Shanti Pappu and her colleagues (Pappu et al 2011) published dates for the Acheulian from Attirampakkam, – in Science. They used a relatively new technique of cosmic – ray exposure dating in which … Continue reading →

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