The Middle Paleolithic Culture in India has traditionally been dated to around 1,25,000 years ago. The Middle Paleolithic Culture is significant, since it is associated with modern humans. The new research also challenges the view that modern humans brought these technologies to India less than 1,40,000 years ago, say researchers. The study is based on 7,200 stone artefacts collected from the site soon after fresh excavations began in 1999. “Now our data shows this might have happened even earlier… The question is, who made these tools?

Source: Indian Express February 04, 2018 19:52 UTC