Soanian stone tool industry
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The Soanian stone tool industry is an early Paleolithic archaeological culture of the Indian subcontinent, characterized by pebble and core tools found mainly in the Siwalik Hills region.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Paleolithic industry
ⓘ
archaeological culture ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Siwalik fauna ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
chopper tools
ⓘ
core tools ⓘ flake tools ⓘ pebble tools ⓘ |
| chronologicalPeriod |
Early Paleolithic
ⓘ
Lower Paleolithic ⓘ |
| comparedWith | Acheulean industry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
India
ⓘ
Pakistan ⓘ |
| culturalContext | hunter-gatherer societies ⓘ |
| discoveredInRegion | Soan Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom | Acheulean handaxe tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| environment |
fluvial terraces
ⓘ
piedmont zone ⓘ |
| evidenceType |
stratified deposits
ⓘ
surface finds ⓘ |
| foundIn |
Himachal Pradesh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jammu region NERFINISHED ⓘ Potwar Plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ Punjab region NERFINISHED ⓘ Siwalik river terraces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLithicAssemblage |
crude flake tools
ⓘ
large pebble cores ⓘ simple choppers ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Himalayan foothills
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Asia ⓘ
surface form:
Indian subcontinent
Siwalik Hills NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Soan Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | South Asian Stone Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rawMaterial |
chert
ⓘ
quartzite ⓘ sandstone ⓘ |
| region |
Northern Pakistan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northwestern India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| researchField |
Paleolithic archaeology
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Asian prehistory ⓘ |
| technology |
core-and-flake technology
ⓘ
pebble tool technology ⓘ |
| timeSpan | Pleistocene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| toolType |
bifacial chopper
ⓘ
handaxe-like implement ⓘ scraper ⓘ unifacial chopper ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.