Technology similar to contemporary artifacts found used by Homo sapiens in Africa found in Jwalapuram around 74000 BCE. Įvidence for presence of Hominins with Acheulean technology 150,000–100,000 BCE in Tamil Nadu. The stone tool artifacts in this assemblage have been identified as a part of the second inter-pluvial period in India. Most of these tools were composed of the metamorphic rock quartzite. Flake tools, microliths and other chopping tools have also been found. Bifacial handaxes and cleavers are typical assemblages recovered of this culture. Thereafter, tools related to this culture have been found at various other locations in this region. Madrasian culture sites have been found in Attirampakkam (Attrambakkam=13° 13' 50", 79° 53' 20"), which is located near Chennai (formerly known as Madras), Tamil Nadu. Some of the Bhimbetka shelters were inhabited by Homo erectus more than 100,000 years ago. Soanian sites are found in the Sivalik region across what are now India, Pakistan, and Nepal. The earliest archaeological site in the subcontinent is the palaeolithic hominid site in the Soan River valley. Tools crafted by proto-humans that have been dated back two million years have been discovered in the northwestern part of the subcontinent. The stone tool artifacts in this assemblage have been identified as a part of the second inter-pluvial period in IndiaĮvidence for presence of Hominins with Acheulean technology 1,500,000–100,000 BCE in Tamil Nadu. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.