Archaeology & Prehistory
Patne: engraved ostrich-eggshell beads
c. 25,000 years agoUpper Palaeolithic peoplePatne (Maharashtra)Rajasthan
25,000 years ago
Ostrich-eggshell beads and an engraved fragment, among the earliest ornaments and symbolic markings in India.
- Dated
- 25,000 years ago
- As scholars put it
- c. 25,000 years ago
- Originator
- Upper Palaeolithic people
- Source text
- Patne (Maharashtra)
- Region
- Rajasthan
- Discipline
- Archaeology & Prehistory
- Evidence
- Documented
- Confidence
- Medium
- Verification
- Reference-cited
Meanwhile in the West
Part of the worldwide Upper Palaeolithic rise of symbolic culture.
Fair to say
Dates for individual pieces vary between studies.
Path to modern innovation
Early evidence of art and self-adornment in South Asia.
Transmission
Independent regional development.
References
- 1S. A. Sali, Patne excavations (1989)
Further reading
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