Newly Discovered Prehistoric Sites in the Seonath Basin, Chhattisgarh, India
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https://doi.org/10.54741/ssjar.3.4.8Keywords:
prehistory, palaeolithic, microlithic, seonath river, chhattisgarhAbstract
Prehistoric cultures shed light on the evolution of human social organization. The development and use of stone tools are significant milestones in human evolution. Prehistoric artifacts provide evidence of early technologies and the progression of tool-making techniques. Presented paper provides a comprehensive overview of the recently identified Prehistoric sites within the Durg and Rajnandgaon districts situated in the Central Seonath Basin of Chhattisgarh. It offers detailed descriptive and contextual data regarding these newly discovered archaeological locations. The discussed sites or site complexes include Palaeolithic, microlithic and individual artifacts finding sites along the Durg-Raipur upland, Rajnandgaon upland and Eastern edge of the Mekal range in Rajnandgaon district. The occurrences vary in terms of their locations, scatters, context and tools typology.
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