The Indian Stone Age Sequence

Allchin, Bridget

doi:10.2307/2844243

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“…African (e.g. Allchin 1959Allchin , 1963 sequences for comparisons. Partly as a result of the dating of sites in relation to sequences elsewhere in the world, microlithic technology in South Asia was originally considered wholly or primarily a Holocene phenomenon (Misra 1985(Misra , 2001.…”

Section: The Late Palaeolithic Of South Asiamentioning

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Early Microlithic Technologies and Behavioural Variability in Southern Africa and South Asia

Lewis¹

2017

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Early Microlithic Technologies and Behavioural Variability in Southern Africa and South Asia

Lewis¹

2017

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“…This evidence for the rapid rate of reddening is consistent with the preservation of the morphology of the sands, and with the archaeological artefacts (microliths) on the surface of the sands. Microliths have been dated elsewhere in the subcontinent to less than 10,000 years, and more probably 4000-8000 BP (Allchin 1963). Foote (1883) reportedly found microliths within the sands, although subsequent searches by Zeuner & Allchin (1956) and the author failed to reveal artefacts in situ within undisturbed deposits.…”

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Reddening of tropical coastal dune sands

Gardner

1983

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This paper describes the pedological processes, including that of reddening, in latosol formation in dune sands on humid tropical coastlines. A time-scale is established for these processes in South-east India, Sri Lanka and the Natal Province of the Republic of South Africa. Weathering in situ of the dune sands has occurred since their deposition in all three locations. Evidence from thin section and TEM analyses shows that detrital addition of clay minerals and iron oxides has been negligible. The major pedogenic processes (as shown by thin section, SEM, TEM, XRD and chemical analyses) in the formation of the latosols in the field areas are: weathering of garnet, feldspar, hornblende and opaque minerals; formation of kaolinite and illite clay minerals; oxidation of iron to haematite, and loss of carbonate and partial removal of silica from weathered horizons, followed by their deposition lower down the profile in some cases. Dating of the red latosols (2.5 YR 4/6-10R 4/8), radiometrically and using archaeological evidence, indicates that formation to depths of 10 m has taken place in under 20,000 years in the coastal dune sands in the field areas. It is suggested that reddening of desert sands by mineral breakdown could take place on time-scales that are much shorter than has previously been assumed.

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“…From the 1950s onwards, debates around the definition of cultural taxonomies increased. Proposals to switch to a modified African taxonomy—Early (Sohan vs Madras), Middle and Late Stone Ages—drew on differences between Indian, African and European assemblages seeking to divest Indian assemblages from European affiliation (Subbarao 1958; Allchin 1963). At the First International Congress on Asian Archaeology in 1961 (Sankalia 1963; Ghosh 1979), varied schemes were proposed, and it was felt that a committee was needed to examine terminologies.…”

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The ‘Madrasien’: on the trail of a terminology in Indian prehistory

Pappu

Kumar²

2022

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Archaeological nomenclature influences the classification of cultural phases, objects and related behavioural interpretations. The term ‘Madrasien’, synonymous with the Acheulian, was a key concept in early studies of Indian prehistory, encompassing notions of geographical/administrative boundaries, tool types, cultural identities and migrations. Madrasien was coined in 1931 by the Austrian prehistorian Oswald Menghin and established in South Asian prehistory by V.D. Krishnaswami. Here, the authors trace the evolution of the term, situating it within the wider discourses in Indian prehistory and examining its role in shaping ideas on South Asian Palaeolithic nomenclatures. The Madrasien was gradually replaced by the current medley of African, European and Southeast Asian terminologies.

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The Indian Stone Age Sequence

Cited by 6 publications

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Early Microlithic Technologies and Behavioural Variability in Southern Africa and South Asia

Early Microlithic Technologies and Behavioural Variability in Southern Africa and South Asia

Reddening of tropical coastal dune sands

The ‘Madrasien’: on the trail of a terminology in Indian prehistory

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