पुरामंथन: Puramanthana- Current Advances in Indian Archaeology (Number 10, 2019)

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It looks really strange that no. one, Geologist, Anthropologist or Archaeologist bother eel to explore and examine the Jamuniya River and around Deori, for several decades, for the possible evidence of existence of early man in the area. It is not that the area is environmentally such that any such evidence could have been totally ruled out. There was roue material, habitable climate, abundance of water and game in the valleys and gorges of Shivnath River that unfornalically man would have chosen it to be an ideal sport to room about and settle do urn. But it appears the proverb that human nature is such that it tries to care and look beyond him true. Even De Terra and Patterson failed to Sohan valley tools in north, Narmada tools in central India and Madras industry is south, every archaeologist got so much attracted to these areas that he quietly ignored the area around. People look for prehistory in for off remote and in accessible area, Jangles and river valley. Who wild animals roamed. In spite of stray finds of tools one thought in proper to investigate the area, in detail to answer the questions about isolated finds. It is only in 2017 that prehistory survey of Jamuniya a small river, near Deori we are Exploration Excavation trip of Deori. In the Later part of May and June embarked upon to investigate at least a part of the area thoroughly. Efforts made in temperatures rising to as high as 47°c. at the site, were amply rewarded. It was a hell of a Job to Explore for tools wean quartz tic crops of boulders have turned into furnace each. Water was also a problem. But as we sauce men and women working for sand and boulders, a thought came, when these human beings with their small children could work and live here why can't we., of course our job was definitely physically less strenuous than theirs. My colleagues Dr. Atul Pradhan, Mr. Chetan Kumar Manhare, Mr. Yogesh Kumar Sahu, Dr. S.N. Yadav ASI Asst. Archaeologist exerted themselves, got up early in the mornings, parked and were in the site with the arrival of the sun Once we started getting good evidences of tools, all were eager to have a look the media persons. Competed amongst them selves to bring the findings to the notice of the public and scholars at the earliest. Even shri Arun Kumar Sharma, Archaeological advisor of C.G. hovrnment not resist his temptation to visit the site in the blazing heat. It was very unusual of a bureaucrat to visit an archaeological site and see everything's for himself with interest, roar ring in the hot winds of afternoon.As the working days with available were four in may and June - 2016, encouraged by the results of our efforts.

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