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Palaeolithic Sites in Tamil Nadu
February 8 , 2026
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- Over 500 stone age tools have been discovered in Tiruchi, Pudukottai, and Namakkal districts, Tamil Nadu, suggesting Lower and Middle Palaeolithic habitation.
- Tools found include hand axes, cleavers, choppers, flakes, and multi-directional discoidal cores, mainly made of quartz.
- Sites were identified in Kurumbappati, Kallikudi, Valkaradu, Veeramalai, Nadukattupatti, Mullipatti, Malampatti, Sarugumalai, Sitharmalai, and Thalaimalai.
- Microlithic tools indicate a later prehistoric phase at these sites.
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