Humanities

Human occupation of northern India spans the Toba super-eruption ~74,000 years ago

C. Clarkson, C. Harris, et al.

This groundbreaking research reveals evidence of continuous human habitation at the Dhaba site in Central India for nearly 80,000 years. It traces the technological evolution from Levallois to microlithic tools, highlighting connections with *Homo sapiens* migration from Africa. Discover the fascinating insights from this study conducted by leading researchers Chris Clarkson, Clair Harris, and their esteemed colleagues.

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This paper presents evidence of long-term human occupation at the Dhaba site in Central India, spanning the last ~80,000 years, including the Toba super-eruption (~74,000 years ago). The consistent stone tool industry found at Dhaba, characterized by Levallois technology and later the introduction of microlithic technology (~48,000 years ago), resembles assemblages from the African Middle Stone Age and Arabia, suggesting *Homo sapiens* occupation during eastward dispersal from Africa.

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Chris Clarkson, Clair Harris, Bo Li, Christina M. Neudorf, Richard G. Roberts, Christine Lane, Kasih Norman, Jagannath Pal, Sacha Jones, Ceri Shipton, Jinu Koshy, M.C. Gupta, D.P. Mishra, A.K. Dubey, Nicole Boivin, Michael Petraglia

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