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________________ 48 AN EARLY HISTORY OF ORISSA No. 54--Palaeolith, flat, discoid, worked edge, brown tinted quartzite-(Angul). These are all roughly chipped quartzite tools similar to those which have been obtained so abundantly in certain districts of the Madras State and in smaller numbers in Bengal, Madhya Pradesa and other parts of the country.1 Furthermore, not only is there a resemblance in form but also in material, and in some instances, atleast in the case of the Bengal specimens, they were picked up at localities far remote from the nearest possible source of origin, thus, necessitating some human means of transport. It can, therefore, be concluded that there was some connection between the peoples who manufactured these implements. But the palaeoliths discovered were so few that no definite conclusion could be based on them regarding the palaeo. lithic culture in Orissa, though efforts ware occasionally made in that direction. In 1923, however, Parmanand Acharya, thenState Archaeologist in Mayurbhanj, drew attention of the Archaeological Survey of India to the occurrence of lithic implements in that State. Later on, R. D. Banerji visited the site at Baidipur (in Mayurbhanj) and expressed his opinion that the State was rich both in palaeoliths and neoliths.5 Latest Sites But it was not until 1939 that the exact richness of the area in lithic industry came to light, when Eugene 1. V. Ball-Pro. of As. Soc., 1876, p. 394; J. C. Brown, Ind. Mus. Cat., 1917, p. 68; R. D. Banerji, H.O., I, p. 28f. 2. Ibid. 3. Ibid. 4. Annual Report of the ASI, 1923-24. pp. 100-101, 6. H.O., I, pp. 35-47. Jain Education International For Personal & Private Use Only www.jainelibrary.org
SR No.006922
Book TitleEarly History of Orissa
Original Sutra AuthorN/A
AuthorAmarchand Mittal
PublisherJain Cultural Research Society
Publication Year1957
Total Pages506
LanguageEnglish
ClassificationBook_English
File Size9 MB
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