Upper Palaeolithic Quartz Tool Found Near Hyderabad’s Manchirevula Hill
HYDERABAD: Researchers have identified a quartz stone tool believed to date back to the Upper Palaeolithic period on a hill behind the Beerappa Gudi temple at Manchirevula. The discovery took place on a roadside plot marked TSIIC-311.
Sreeramoju Haragopal, convener of the New Telangana History Group, and Meer Omar Ali Khan, vice-president of Climate Front Telangana, spotted the artefact during field research.
Tool discovered near rock shelter
The researchers found the tool near a rock shelter on the hill opposite Manchirevula village. The quartz artefact measures about 7 cm in length and around 11 cm in circumference.
They photographed the object and shared the image with archaeologist Ravi Korisettar of Dharwad University for expert analysis.
Expert identifies artefact as quartz point
After examining the photograph, Korisettar identified the artefact as a quartz point from the Upper Palaeolithic period. In the Indian subcontinent, this period generally dates between 40,000 and 10,000 years ago.
During this era, early humans commonly made tools from stones such as quartz, quartzite and chert. Moreover, the Manchirevula discovery resembles a small stone axe or hand tool.
Discovery adds to Hyderabad’s prehistoric record
Researchers say the finding offers fresh evidence of prehistoric human activity in the Hyderabad region. Additionally, it highlights the archaeological importance of the rocky hill landscapes around the city.
Therefore, the identification of the Upper Palaeolithic quartz point could help researchers better understand early human habitation in the area.
The field research team included Sreeramoju Haragopal of the New Telangana History Group and Meer Omar Ali Khan of Climate Front Telangana.
