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The oldest and longest enduring microlithic sequence in India: 35 000 years of modern human occupation and change at Jwalapuram Locality 9 rockshelter
Antiquity • 83 (320) • Published In 2009 • Pages: 326-348
By: Clarkson, Christopher (Christopher James), Petraglia, M. D. (Michael D.), Korisettar, Ravi, Haslam, Michael, Boivin, Nicole, Crowther, Alison, Ditchfield, P. (Peter), Fuller, Dorian Q., Miracle, Preston T., Harris, Clair, Connell, Kate, James, Hannah, Koshy, Jinu.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
In the 4x4m section excavated in the rockshelter, strata C-E pertain to the South Asian Upper Paleolithic Tradition. The findings are discussed (including faunal material, beads, rock art, and human remains), with an emphasis on the microlithic assemblage.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Archaeological excavation methods
- Lithic industries
- General tools
- Weapons
- Jewelry manufacture
- Fauna
- Culture summary
- Burial practices and funerals
- traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- South Asian Upper Paleolithic
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2018
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Asia
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- South Asia
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Archaeologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Sarah Berry; 2017
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 2003-2009
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 34,000-11,000 BP
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Jwalapuram Locality 9, Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh, India
- NotesAdditional notes
- Chris Clarkson, Micahel Petraglia, Ravi Korisettar, Michael Haslam, Nicole Boivin, Alison Crowther, Peter Ditchfield, Dorian Fuller, Preston Miracle, Clair Harris, Kate Connell, Hannah James, and Jinu Koshy
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 346-348)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 29021740
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- South Asian Upper Paleolithic