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Robert Foote
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- On May 30, 1863 British geologist Robert Foote discovered Palaeolithic tools at Chennai Pallavaram.
- Foote established that ancient man lived in these regions.
- It is considered as India’s first archaeological survey.
- He also found stone tools at Atirampakkam which are 1.5 million years old.
- Foote donated more than 4,000 artifacts to Government Museum, Chennai.
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