List of the Upper, Middle & Lower Palaeolithic Sites in India
The Palaeolithic Age or Old Stone Age in India spanned from 500,000 B.C. to 10,000 B.C in the Pleistocene Period of the Ice Age. According to the nature of tools and the change in the climate, the Palaeolithic Age in India is divided into three phases - Upper, Middle & Lower. Here, we are giving the list of the Upper, Middle & Lower Palaeolithic Sites in India as quick revision capsule for examinations like UPSC, CDS, NDA, State Services, PSC, Railways etc.
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List of the Upper, Middle & Lower Palaeolithic Sites in India
| Upper Palaeolithic Age |
|
| Sites |
Location |
| Sohan Valley |
West Punjab (Now in Pakistan) |
| Narmada Valley |
Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Gujarat |
| Kurnool Caves Gichchlur Nellure |
Andhra Pradesh |
| Belan Valley |
Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh |
| Nevasa |
Maharashtra |
| Sabarmati Valley |
Gujarat |
| Singrauli |
Uttar Pradesh |
| Mayurbhanj |
Odisha |
| Hungsi Valley |
Karnataka |
| Attirrampakam Kortallayar Valley |
Tamil Nadu |
| Pahalgam |
Kashmir |
| Didwana |
Rajasthan |
| Hathnora Bhimbetaka Adamgarh |
Madhya Pradesh |
| Middle Palaeolithic Age |
|
| Nevasa |
Maharashtra |
| Bhimbetaka |
Madhya Pradesh |
| Bagor Karmali Valley Didwana |
Rajasthan |
| Singhbhum |
Jharkhand |
| Narmada Valley |
Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Gujarat |
| Lower Palaeolithic Age |
|
| Belan Valley |
Madhya Pradesh & Uttar Pradesh |
| Bhimbetaka Jogdaha |
Madhya Pradesh |
| Bagor Budha Pushkar |
Rajasthan |
| Patne Nandipalle |
Maharashtra |
| Renugunta Karnool Caves |
Andhra Pradesh |
| Singhbhum |
Jharkhand |
It was the first part of the Stone Age. During this period, man relied on hunting and had no knowledge of cultivation and house building. The people of Palaeolithic age were entirely dependent on weapons and tools made from stone as they lived close to the hilly areas, caves, rivers, and rock shelters.