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Approximate age:915,000 years old=average of minimum (0.63 Ma) and maximum (1.2 Ma)
Date based on: ESR on teeth. See map of sites with similar ages
Dating reference: Paddayya, K., Jhaldiyal, R., & Petraglia, M. D. (2006). The Acheulian quarry at Isampur, Lower Deccan, India. Axe Age: Acheulian Tool-making from Quarry to Discard, 45.
Hominids:
Archaeology:Acheulean
Important specimens:
Notes: The date derives from somewhat convoluted logic. See ACHARYYA, CURRENT SCIENCE, VOL. 84, NO. 2, 25 JANUARY 2003; but see also response by K. PADDAYYA, CURRENT SCIENCE, VOL. 84, NO. 2, 25 JANUARY 2003
Location: Hunsgi valley (Hunsgi-Baichbal valleys), India
Map location/coordinates reference: Paddayya, K., Jhaldiyal, R., & Petraglia, M. D. (2006). The Acheulian quarry at Isampur, Lower Deccan, India. Axe Age: Acheulian Tool-making from Quarry to Discard, 45.
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