Middle paleolithic India
Middle paleolithic India
385 or 172 kya to 40kya. K Akhilesh 2018.
H sapiens. H heidelbergensis. H narmadensis. Neanderthals Likely species.
Climate. 3rd interglacial and wurm glacial. Gamblian pluvial in tropical.
Tools. Flake tools - Scraper, borer, point. Cylinder hammer, Levallois technique and retouching. Quartzite chert jasper.
Regional variation
Bhimbetka. Flakes cleavers and handaxe in 5th layer. Bold retouching. Flat flakes with retouching bifacially. Chert used.
Odisha. Mohapatra. Table choppers and blade core.
Kurnool. Cylinder hammer technique. Elongated tools, burin, scrapers.
Nevasa. Sankalia 1956. Flake tools levallois technique.
Luni. VN Mishra. Concave scrapers. Borers points.
Maharashtra Karnataka high similarity to Mousterain culture but Chhattisgarh Kurnool middle paleolithic seems local development.
Social life. Hunting gathering. Division of labour. group coordination and language for hunting point later stage paintings emerge.