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Papers by Chandni Roy
Man, Environment and Society, 2021
The article is a study of microlithic tools reported from prehistoric sites of the Kharla river v... more The article is a study of microlithic tools reported from prehistoric sites of the Kharla river valley under Sambalpur d istrict, Kuchinda subdivision, western Odisha. The Kharla river basin developed within Precambrian and Proterozoic rocks have preserved prehistoric sites-mainly microlithic in thin (<10 m) colluvio-alluvial deposits of late Quaternary age. Flake tools/middle palaeolithic artifacts have been discovered in ferricretized cobbly pebbly gravel of the early late Pleistocene age. Geomorphic and palaeo-pedological features indicate a humid climate during the early Pleistocene and early Holocene. The climate was distinctly dry during the later late Pleistocene. Easy availability of raw materials like quartzite, chert, chalcedony etc. and availability of water in plunge pools of waterfalls, even in the dry period, have attracted prehistoric hunter-gatherers almost throughout the Late Quaternary.
Studies of Palaeolithic evidences from India are numerous but most of these are based on surface ... more Studies of Palaeolithic evidences from India are numerous but most of these are based on surface collection. The rise and development of studies on Prehistoric archaeology in India can be viewed as having passed through three stages-Formative, Descriptive and Analytical. The Formative stage sees the exploration of virgin forests and hills leading to the discovery of stray antiquities from these regions. Since these discoveries were made immediately after C.J. Thomsen's discovery and Charles Darwin's theory of evolution became popular in the West, these antiquities were taken to be pieces of evidence of the presence of Prehistoric man in India and the extent of their expansion. It is shown that Indian Archaeology to date remains a more or less descriptive approach and one has to still wait for a detailed Analytical phase to develop. Yet one cannot deny based on archaeological evidences that India not only acted as the corridor of human migration to Southeast Asia but also had intensive human occupation at a time much before any other places in the Old World. So, in this article, we will do this by taking a review of the major stages in the development of prehistoric studies in India. We will then come to the even more significant aspect of their relevance, particularly in view of the detailed study that has resurfaced in recent years. Present time, prehistoric researchers in India have mostly concentrated on the multidisciplinary study of geo-archaeological and geo-morphological contexts within which the different tools were occurred and try to reconstruct the post-depositional features in which the tool survived.
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Sep 21, 2022
Foote was a geologist by profession and employed in the Geological Survey of India established by... more Foote was a geologist by profession and employed in the Geological Survey of India established by colonial government in 1851. While Ball was surveying as geologists of Eastern India, Bruce Foote was entrusted with surveys in South India covering parts of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. Ball's antiquarian pursuits were sporadic and casual and do not seem to have grown out of any larger goals of cultural reconstruction. So, his writings themselves were matter-of-fact reporting of the actual finds, bereft of any meaningful interpretations. He probably also lacked full knowledge of the happenings taking place in Europe. Foote's work was free from these deficiencies. There was a real sense of purpose, and this is reflected in the nature of his field discoveries, the methods he adopted and the interpretations he arrived at. Once, R.D. Oldham called Foote, one of the earliest discoverers and later a most enthusiastic investigator of relics of ancient man in southern India. Thus, his enthusiasm for the subjects and his wide
Man, Environment and Society, 2021
The article is a study of microlithic tools reported from prehistoric sites of the Kharla river v... more The article is a study of microlithic tools reported from prehistoric sites of the Kharla river valley under Sambalpur district, Kuchinda subdivision, western Odisha. The Kharla river basin developed within Precambrian and Proterozoic rocks have preserved prehistoric sites-mainly microlithic in thin (<10 m) colluvio-alluvial deposits of late Quaternary age. Flake tools/middle palaeolithic artifacts have been discovered in ferricretized cobbly pebbly gravel of the early late Pleistocene age. Geomorphic and palaeo-pedological features indicate a humid climate during the early Pleistocene and early Holocene. The climate was distinctly dry during the later late Pleistocene. Easy availability of raw materials like quartzite, chert, chalcedony etc. and availability of water in plunge pools of waterfalls, even in the dry period, have attracted prehistoric hunter-gatherers almost throughout the Late Quaternary.
Man, Environment and Society, 2021
The article is a study of microlithic tools reported from prehistoric sites of the Kharla river v... more The article is a study of microlithic tools reported from prehistoric sites of the Kharla river valley under Sambalpur d istrict, Kuchinda subdivision, western Odisha. The Kharla river basin developed within Precambrian and Proterozoic rocks have preserved prehistoric sites-mainly microlithic in thin (<10 m) colluvio-alluvial deposits of late Quaternary age. Flake tools/middle palaeolithic artifacts have been discovered in ferricretized cobbly pebbly gravel of the early late Pleistocene age. Geomorphic and palaeo-pedological features indicate a humid climate during the early Pleistocene and early Holocene. The climate was distinctly dry during the later late Pleistocene. Easy availability of raw materials like quartzite, chert, chalcedony etc. and availability of water in plunge pools of waterfalls, even in the dry period, have attracted prehistoric hunter-gatherers almost throughout the Late Quaternary.
Studies of Palaeolithic evidences from India are numerous but most of these are based on surface ... more Studies of Palaeolithic evidences from India are numerous but most of these are based on surface collection. The rise and development of studies on Prehistoric archaeology in India can be viewed as having passed through three stages-Formative, Descriptive and Analytical. The Formative stage sees the exploration of virgin forests and hills leading to the discovery of stray antiquities from these regions. Since these discoveries were made immediately after C.J. Thomsen's discovery and Charles Darwin's theory of evolution became popular in the West, these antiquities were taken to be pieces of evidence of the presence of Prehistoric man in India and the extent of their expansion. It is shown that Indian Archaeology to date remains a more or less descriptive approach and one has to still wait for a detailed Analytical phase to develop. Yet one cannot deny based on archaeological evidences that India not only acted as the corridor of human migration to Southeast Asia but also had intensive human occupation at a time much before any other places in the Old World. So, in this article, we will do this by taking a review of the major stages in the development of prehistoric studies in India. We will then come to the even more significant aspect of their relevance, particularly in view of the detailed study that has resurfaced in recent years. Present time, prehistoric researchers in India have mostly concentrated on the multidisciplinary study of geo-archaeological and geo-morphological contexts within which the different tools were occurred and try to reconstruct the post-depositional features in which the tool survived.
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Sep 21, 2022
Foote was a geologist by profession and employed in the Geological Survey of India established by... more Foote was a geologist by profession and employed in the Geological Survey of India established by colonial government in 1851. While Ball was surveying as geologists of Eastern India, Bruce Foote was entrusted with surveys in South India covering parts of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. Ball's antiquarian pursuits were sporadic and casual and do not seem to have grown out of any larger goals of cultural reconstruction. So, his writings themselves were matter-of-fact reporting of the actual finds, bereft of any meaningful interpretations. He probably also lacked full knowledge of the happenings taking place in Europe. Foote's work was free from these deficiencies. There was a real sense of purpose, and this is reflected in the nature of his field discoveries, the methods he adopted and the interpretations he arrived at. Once, R.D. Oldham called Foote, one of the earliest discoverers and later a most enthusiastic investigator of relics of ancient man in southern India. Thus, his enthusiasm for the subjects and his wide
Man, Environment and Society, 2021
The article is a study of microlithic tools reported from prehistoric sites of the Kharla river v... more The article is a study of microlithic tools reported from prehistoric sites of the Kharla river valley under Sambalpur district, Kuchinda subdivision, western Odisha. The Kharla river basin developed within Precambrian and Proterozoic rocks have preserved prehistoric sites-mainly microlithic in thin (<10 m) colluvio-alluvial deposits of late Quaternary age. Flake tools/middle palaeolithic artifacts have been discovered in ferricretized cobbly pebbly gravel of the early late Pleistocene age. Geomorphic and palaeo-pedological features indicate a humid climate during the early Pleistocene and early Holocene. The climate was distinctly dry during the later late Pleistocene. Easy availability of raw materials like quartzite, chert, chalcedony etc. and availability of water in plunge pools of waterfalls, even in the dry period, have attracted prehistoric hunter-gatherers almost throughout the Late Quaternary.