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|location = Kana, [[West Bengal]], India<br />
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|built = 42,000&nbsp;BCE<br />
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|cultures = [[Upper Paleolithic]] <br />
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|excavations = 1998–99 and 2012–13<br />
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'''Kana''' is an [[Upper Paleolithic]] [[Archaeological site|archaeological]] site located in [[Purulia district|Purulia]] district of Eastern [[States and union territories of India|Indian state]] [[West Bengal]].<ref name="telegraphindia1"/> The archeological site containing the [[Microblade technology|microblade artefacts]] belongs to the Manbazar Formation of the Kumari Basin. It is situated about 500 meters northwest of Kana village at the foot of an [[Inselberg|inselberg]].<br />
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It is known for remains of [[Early modern human|anatomically modern humans]] from Upper Paleolithic era, before 42,000 years ago.<ref name="telegraphindia1">{{cite web |author1=Sebanti Saarkar |title=Bengal just got older by 22000 yrs |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/bengal-just-got-older-by-22000-yrs/cid/1288646 |website=www.telegraphindia.com |publisher=The Telegraph India |access-date=2 October 2023 |date=21 October 2014}}</ref><br />
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==Archaeology==<br />
The first phase of excavations at [[Ajodhya Hills]] was conducted in 1998–99 under the Center for Archaeological Studies and Training. In these excavations, the Upper Paleolithic archaeological site of Kana and [[Mahadebbera]] were discovered. The second phase of excavations was conducted in 2012–13.<ref name="Mahadebbera-Kana">{{cite journal |author1=Bishnupriya Basak |author2=Pradeep Srivastava |author3=Sujit Dasgupta |author4=Anil Kumar |author5=S. N. Rajaguru |title=Earliest dates and implications of Microlithic industries of Late Pleistocene from Mahadebbera and Kana, Purulia district, West Bengal |journal=Current Science |date=10 October 2014 |volume=107 |pages=1167–1171 |language=en}}</ref><br />
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Archaeologists claim that this archaeological site was inhabited by [[Stone Age|Stone age]] people. According to the results of [[optically stimulated luminescence]] (OSL) dating of the samples obtained, Kana is the oldest archaeological settlement discovered in West Bengal. The oldest Upper Paleolithic specimen from West Bengal has been recovered from Kana, which is 42,000 years old.<ref name="eisamay1">{{cite web |author1=Gautam Basumallik |title=৪২০০০ বছর আগে অযোধ্যা পাহাড় অঞ্চলে জনবসবাসের নিদর্শন মিলেছে |url=https://eisamay.com/editorial/post-editorial/interview-of-bishnupriya-basak-by-goutam-basu-mallick/articleshow/46744177.cms |website=www.eisamay.com |publisher=Ei Samay |access-date=2 October 2023 |language=bn |trans-title=42,000 years ago, evidence of human habitation has been found in the Ayodhya Hills region |date=30 March 2015}}</ref><br />
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==Excavated Kana==<br />
The archaeological site is spread over 22,500 square meters at the foothills. A ~5–6 m thick reddish-brown soil-silt layer is seen in the archeological site. Archaeological remains are found in a layer of gravelly silty sand; below this layer a greenish-grey clayey silt layer is exposed. A portion of the archaeological site was excavated to a depth of 2.47 m, and artefacts were recovered from a depth of 1.34–1.63 m. Weapons found in excavations include various stone fragments and ferruginous or iron-manganese soft pellets. The main raw materials used to make artefacts are chert and felsic tuff, a small percentage of amphibolite and a type of black [[igneous rock]].<ref name="Mahadebbera-Kana"/>{{sfn|Basak|2013|pp=83–87}}<br />
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== References ==<br />
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==Bibliography==<br />
* {{cite journal |last1=Basak |first1=Bishnupriya <br />
|title=Excavation of a microlithic site and exploration in Ayodhya hills, Purulia, West Bengal: 2011-12 and 2012-13<br />
|date=2013<br />
|publisher=Centre for ArchaeologicalStudies & Training, Eastern India<br />
|journal=Pratna Samiksha<br />
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* [https://research.caluniv.ac.in/publication/earliest-dates-of-microlithic-industries-42a25-ka-from-west/pdf/publisher-pdf-fulltext-earliest-dates-of-microlithic-industries-42a25-ka-from-west.pdf Earliest Dates of Microlithic Industries (42–25 ka) from West Bengal, Eastern India: New Light on Modern Human Occupation in the Indian Subcontinent]<br />
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