Middle Pleistocene occupations at Chhajoli, Rajasthan, India
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19228732 |
|---|---|
| Authors | J Blinkhorn (0000-0002-9399-5515, University of Liverpool, corresponding author), H Achyuthan (Anna University, Chennai), P Ajithprasad (Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar), D Anil (Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar), P Kumar (0000-0003-3653-8163), P Arun Kumar (Zoological Survey of India), S J Armitage (Royal Holloway University of London) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 100104-100104 |
| Publication date | 2026-04-18 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Quaternary Environments and Humans (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2950-2365 • E-ISSN: 2950-2365 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.qeh.2026.100104 |
| OpenAlex | W7154848799 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 29 |
Western India marks a critical biogeographic threshold, making it an important region to explore patterns of hominin occupation and adaptation in the Pleistocene. Focus on exploring evidence for hominin expansions across this threshold have drawn interest to the Late Pleistocene, whereas despite a broad Lower Palaeolithic record, earlier occupations are sparse, notably the Late Acheulean occupation at Singi Talav, as well as sparse presence at 16 R Dune. Here, we report evidence for Middle Pleistocene occupations at Chhajoli, Nagaur District, Rajasthan. We constrain the age of deposition at this site between 269 and 78 thousand years ago using luminescence dating of feldspars and characterise the nature of stone tool technologies present based on lithics collected from stratified deposits, highlighting the presence of bifacial hierarchical cores, blade technology and bifaces. We place these findings in the context of current debate surrounding the appearance of Levallois technologies in the South Asian record, highlighting the importance of frequently encountered but rarely described ‘prepared’ cores
Acheulean · Context (archaeology) · Lithic technology · Middle Paleolithic · Middle Stone Age · Pleistocene · Stone tool · Evolution and Paleontology Studies · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology · Primate Behavior and Ecology
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |