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The Soanian is an archaeological site that is dated to (comes from) the early stone age. The name comes from the Soan Valley in the Sivalik Hills in Pakistan. The people who lived on this site were probably Homo erectus, the first people to control fire.

Hundreds of stone knives were found at the site, as well as hand axes and cleavers. No human skeletons of this age have been found. In the Soan River Gorge many rocks with fossils can be seen. The 14 million year old fossils of gazelles, rhinoceroses, crocodiles, giraffes and rodents have been found. Some of these fossils are on display at the Natural History Museum of Islamabad.

Images for kids

  • Soan River near Chakri

    Soan River near Chakri

  • Ferruginous quartz-pebble conglomerate (boulder in "Sharon Conglomerate", Lower Pennsylvanian; Jackson North roadcut, Ohio, USA) 10 (37715579786)

    example of a boulder conglomerate - not of Siwalik region

  • Canto tallado-Tipo 11

    unifacial chopper

  • Neolithic lithic scraper (FindID 989389)

    neolithic lithic scraper

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Cultura soaniana para niños

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