TY - BOOK AU - Paddayya, K. AU - Deo, Sushama G. AU - Mythic Society, Corporate Author TI - Prehistory of South Asia : the lower Palaeolithic or formative era of hunting-gathering T2 - A Monograph of History and Culture of Bharata Series SN - 9788193270233 U1 - 934 PAD 23 PY - 2017/// CY - Bengaluru PB - The Mythic Society KW - History of South Asia KW - South Asia--Antiquities KW - Paleolithic period--South Asia N2 - This volume provides a comprehensive synthesis of the Lower Palaeolithic (Early Stone Age) of South Asia, representing the earliest phase of human occupation in the region. The authors examine archaeological evidence for early hunter-gatherer societies, including stone tool industries, settlement patterns, environmental adaptations, chronology, and technological developments over more than one million years. The book also reconstructs the lifeways of early humans, emphasizing their ecological adaptation, subsistence strategies, and the emergence of symbolic behaviour. It is intended as an authoritative introduction for students, researchers, and general readers interested in South Asian prehistory ER -