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| name = Gudiyam Cave<br />
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| image = Gudiyam Cave.jpg<br />
| alt = Gudiyam Cave<br />
| caption = Gudiyam Cave<br />
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| location = [[Thiruvallur district]] near [[Poondi reservoir]]<br />
| region = [[Tamil Nadu]]<br />
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| archaeologists =Robert Bruce Foote, Thiru J. Baskar<br />
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}}[[File:Kudiyam Cave Geo-reform.jpg|thumb|270px|Geological formation]]<br />
'''Gudiyam Caves''' are rock shelters in South India and known for prehistoric stone tools and culture. They were first identified by British geologist [[Robert Bruce Foote]]. This ancient site is situated in the [[Thiruvallur district]] near the [[Poondi reservoir]], {{convert|60|km|mi|1|abbr=on}} from [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]].<br />
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Archaeological evidence suggests that the caves were used by [[Paleolithic|Paleolithic Man]]. The site has been excavated by the Archaeological Survey of India in 1963 and 1964.<ref>( Ref: IAR 1963-64, p.&nbsp;19)</ref> Systematic paleolithic studies in this region indicate these sites suggest extensive movement of early hominids across the landscape about '''200,000 years''' ago. Sixteen such shelters have been identified by the Archaeological Survey of India in Allikulli Hill ranges near [[Poondi]].<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://www.asi.nic.in/ Archaeological Survey of India]<br />
* [http://www.tnarch.gov.in Tamilnadu Archaeological department]<br />
* [http://www.rameshyanthra.com Documentary Movie]<br />
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[[Category:Caves of Tamil Nadu]]<br />
[[Category:Rock shelters]]<br />
[[Category:Archaeological sites in Tamil Nadu]]<br />
[[Category:Tiruvallur district]]</div>>AnomieBOT