Paragraph and Speech on “Culture of Paleolithic Age in India” Paragraph for Class 12 Class, Interviews and Competitive Exams.

Culture of Paleolithic Age in India

Two major traditions have been recognized by most of the Prehistorians so far Indian Paleolithic culture is concerned.

A flake-tool tradition of North-west India centering round Sohan valley in Pakistan (Rawalpindi). Most of the tools were made on pebbles, comparable to Clac­tonian-Levalloisian flake-tradition of Europe. Some tools of Proto-Aurignacian stage are found in this assemblage. Some of the tools can be compared to the Anathian cultural findings of Burma and also to Chou-kou-tien types of China. A few Chelleo-Acheulean type of core-bi-face occurred here as a complex.

A core-bi-face tradition of the Peninsular India centering round Kortalayer river valley site of Madras. Hand-axes (Coups-de-poing) and cleavers on core are predominantly found here. These tools can be compared to Abbevellian- Acheulian cultural tools on one hand, Vaal river lithic findings of Africa on the other hand. A few Sohanian pebble flake tools occur as a complex here also.

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