Attirampakkam

13°13′50″N 79°53′20″E / 13.23056°N 79.88889°E / 13.23056; 79.88889

Attirampakkam is located in India
Attirampakkam
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Attirampakkam's location in India.

Attirampakkam, or Athirampakkam is a village near river Kortallaiyar located 60 kilometers away from Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.[1][2] The oldest stone tools in India were discovered near the village,[3][4] which became the type site for the Madrasian culture.[5][6]

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  5. ^ Pappu, Shanti; Gunnell, Yanni; Taieb, Maurice; Brugal, Jean-Philippe; Anupama, K.; Sukumar, Raman; Akhilesh, Kumar (September 2003). "Excavations at the Palaeolithic site of Attirampakkam, South India". Antiquity. 77 (297). Retrieved 2 July 2020.
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