Soanian culture
E728577
Soanian culture is a prehistoric stone tool tradition of the Indian subcontinent, associated with early human settlements in the Soan Valley and surrounding Himalayan foothills.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Paleolithic culture
ⓘ
archaeological culture ⓘ prehistoric stone tool tradition ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
early humans
ⓘ
hominins ⓘ |
| chronologicalPeriod |
Lower Paleolithic
ⓘ
Pleistocene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| comparedWith |
Acheulean culture
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Oldowan industry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext | South Asian prehistory ⓘ |
| discoveredBy |
Helmut de Terra
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
T. T. Paterson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryCentury | 20th century ⓘ |
| environment |
Siwalik foothills
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
fluvial terraces ⓘ |
| evidenceType |
stratified deposits
ⓘ
surface finds ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalSite |
Rawalpindi region sites
ⓘ
Siwalik Hills sites NERFINISHED ⓘ Soan Valley sites NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDebate |
chronological placement
ⓘ
relationship to Acheulean ⓘ |
| hasUncertainty |
cultural attribution of some assemblages
ⓘ
exact dating ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Himalayan foothills
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indian subcontinent NERFINISHED ⓘ Pakistan ⓘ Pothohar Plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ Punjab region NERFINISHED ⓘ Soan Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Soan River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Paleolithic cultures of the Indian subcontinent ⓘ |
| rawMaterial |
other local river cobbles
ⓘ
quartzite ⓘ sandstone ⓘ |
| regionType | river valley culture ⓘ |
| studiedInDiscipline |
paleoanthropology
ⓘ
prehistoric archaeology ⓘ |
| toolManufacturingTechnique |
bifacial flaking
ⓘ
direct hard-hammer percussion ⓘ unifacial flaking ⓘ |
| toolTechnology |
core-and-flake industry
ⓘ
pebble tool industry ⓘ |
| typicalArtifact |
chopper
ⓘ
chopping tool ⓘ flake tool ⓘ scraper ⓘ |
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