HISTORY
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Archaeologist
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Palaeobotanist
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Geologist
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Historian
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Detailed explanation-1: -Sir Robert Bruce Foote, an English geologist was the first person to discover the Paleolithic tools at Pallavaram, Chennai in 1863. The tools are now preserved at the Chennai Museum. Hence, the hand axe assemblages were called the ‘Madras Stone Tool Industry ‘.
Detailed explanation-2: -He found a hand-axe at Pallavaram and a cleaver at Attirampakkam. They were paleolithic tools. Human beings fashioned them out of stones more than five lakh years to 15 lakh years ago. Foote’s discovery revolutionised the study of India’s pre-history.
Detailed explanation-3: -Since then, Foote traversed over 53, 000 km on horseback across South India. He discovered major archaeological implements in the Gudiyam caves of Tamil Nadu and other Palaeolithic sites across Ballari and Chikmagalur.