History · Negotiating the Sources
UGC NET December 2019 History
Which Palaeolithic site has yielded evidence of a set of animal footprints along with Acheulian tools?
AAttirampakkam ✓ Correct
BBhimbetka
CHunsgi
DPaleru
Correct answer: (A) Attirampakkam — The site is Attirampakkam, so the answer is Attirampakkam.
Explanation
★The site is Attirampakkam, so the answer is Attirampakkam.
★Attirampakkam is a Palaeolithic site in Tamil Nadu.
★It is significant for the presence of fossil faunal remains, rare at Indian Palaeolithic sites.
★It has Acheulian artefacts found in association with animal footprints.
★Some of the oldest stone tools in India have been discovered here.
★So the site with animal footprints along with Acheulian tools is Attirampakkam.
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