01688nam a2200253Ia 450000500170000000800410001702000180005808200160007610000180009224501250011025000180023526000440025330000550029749000570035252007120040965000260112165000280114765000350117570000210121070000370123194200080126899900170127695201410129320260708163515.0250523s9999||||xx |||||||||||||| ||und||  a9788193270233  223a934 PAD  aPaddayya, K.  0aPrehistory of South Asia : the lower Palaeolithic or formative era of hunting-gatheringcK. Paddayya and Sushama G. Deo   aFirst edition  aBengaluru :bThe Mythic Society,c2017.  axxviii, 152 pages : illustrations, maps ; c25 cm.  aA Monograph of History and Culture of Bharata Series  aThis 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.  aHistory of South Asia  aSouth Asia--Antiquities  aPaleolithic period--South Asia  a Deo, Sushama G.  aMythic Society, Corporate Author  cRBK  c63235d63235  00102ddc4071aSNULbSNULd2025-05-23g0.00l0o934 PADpG4324r2025-05-23 00:00:00w2025-05-23yRBKzProf. Romila Thapar's Collection