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Continuity of microblade technology in the Indian subcontinent since 45 ka: implications for the dispersal of modern humans
PloS ONE • 8 (7) • Published In 2013 • Pages: 1-14
By: Mishra, Sheila, Chauhan, Naveen, Singhvi, A. K..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
The authors describe archaeological work at Mehtakheri, concentrating on the lithic assemblage from the 2009 excavation season and the various dating procedures employed. Additionally, they speculate on the arrival of modern humans on the Indian Subcontinent, including the date of arrival, route, and accompanying technology.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Identification
- Dating methods in archaeology
- Laboratory analysis of materials other than dating methods in archaeology
- Comparative evidence
- Lithic industries
- General tools
- Chronologies and culture sequences
- Cultural stratigraphy
- 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 TypesThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Archaeologist
- Geophysicist
- 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.
- 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
- 1980, 1990, 1991, 2007, 2009
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 48,000-33,000 BP
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Mehtakheri, Khargone (Nimar region), Madhya Pradesh, India
- NotesAdditional notes
- Sheila Mishra, Naveen Chauhan, Ashok K. Singhvi
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 13-14)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 2006214532
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- South Asian Upper Paleolithic