Jwalapuram — Toba Ash Layer
Jwalapuram — Toba Ash Layer Site
Middle Palaeolithic (74000 BCE)·Middle Palaeolithic·🇮🇳 Andhra Pradesh, Jurreru Valley, India
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About Jwalapuram — Toba Ash Layer
Jwalapuram — Toba Ash Layer in Andhra Pradesh, Jurreru Valley, India is a Middle Palaeolithic (74000 BCE) cave attributed to Middle Palaeolithic culture. Indian Archaeological Survey and Deccan College excavations reveal stratified deposits with ceramics and radiocarbon. The site includes a principal mound and monastic or settlement features. The site includes a principal feature and ancillary settlement or ceremonial elements.
Why it mattersKey Middle Palaeolithic site illustrating Middle Palaeolithic (74000 BCE) cave traditions.
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Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology of Jwalapuram — Toba Ash Layer
- 02Function of ancillary enclosures
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre for Middle Palaeolithic
- 02Defensive and ritual focus
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 74000 BCE
- Period
- Middle Palaeolithic (74000 BCE)
- Culture
- Middle Palaeolithic
- Purpose
- Toba supervolcano ash with Palaeolithic tools above/below
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 74000 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1000 CE
Abandonment or reuse
On the ground
Structures & features
15.3222° N · 78.1322° E · 159 m · 3 mapped features
Jwalapuram — Toba Ash Layer — Principal Feature
structurePrimary cave feature at Jwalapuram — Toba Ash Layer
15.3230° N · 78.1330° EJwalapuram — Toba Ash Layer — Ancillary Complex
complexAncillary complex at Jwalapuram — Toba Ash Layer
15.3215° N · 78.1316° EJwalapuram — Toba Ash Layer — Outlier
rock artOutlier at Jwalapuram — Toba Ash Layer
15.3233° N · 78.1312° E