Khargone: Excavation in the Narmada Valley in central India has led to the discovery of 350 archaeological remains that experts claim to be 50,000 years old.
Anupam Rajan, commissioner, Archaeology department of Madhya Pradesh, said the remains were discovered at Mehtakhedi, a village in Khargone district.
The Shridhar Vakankar Archaeological Research Institute conducted the excavation, the Hindustan Times reported.
“The work to explore micro relics was being carried out by dissolving and filtering the soil obtained from the excavation,” Rajan explained.
Rajan said that they set up a team in January after obtaining permission from the Archaeological Survey of India. It was led by the former head of the department of archaeology at Deccan College in Pune Prof Sheela Mishra.
“The excavation was started in the second week of February by Prof Mishra and the team. Around 350 antiquities were found during excavation. Further conclusions will be drawn after analyzing them,” he added. Rajan said the development of human civilization was studied on the basis of underground deposition, ancient geographical analysis and types of apparatus.