Masol (paleontology)

Masol
	Shown within India
Location	Masol, Punjab, India
Coordinates	30°50′00″N 76°50′00″E / 30.83333°N 76.83333°E
Site notes
Excavation dates	1960s-present

Masol is a paleo-archaeological site in the Siwalik Frontal Range of the sub-Himalayan foothills of northwestern India, in the state of Punjab, a few kilometers north of Chandigarh. It dates from the end of the Pliocene (around 2.7 million years ago up to 600 thousand years ago).^[1] It represents the oldest paleontological record of Homo located outside of Africa.

The majority of the site is composed of sandstone, sand, and silt, which, through time, has eroded due to wind and water action.^[2] Such geological action has contributed significantly to the natural excavation of the area.

References[edit]

^ "The Outstanding Universal Value of Human Evolution in Asia, Yves Coppens, 10-14.". Human origin sites and the World Heritage Convention in Asia (PDF). UNESCO. 2014.
^ Gargani, Julien; Abdessadok, Salah; Tudryn, Alina; Chapon Sao, Cécile; Dambricourt Malassé, Anne; Gaillard, Claire; Moigne, Anne-Marie; Singh, Mukesh; Bhardwaj, Vipnesh; Karir, Baldev (February 2016). "Geology and geomorphology of Masol paleonto-archeological site, Late Pliocene, Chandigarh, Siwalik Frontal Range, NW India". Comptes Rendus Palevol. 15 (3–4): 379–391. doi:10.1016/j.crpv.2015.06.001. ISSN 1631-0683.

[:5-1] "The Outstanding Universal Value of Human Evolution in Asia, Yves Coppens, 10-14.". Human origin sites and the World Heritage Convention in Asia (PDF). UNESCO. 2014.

[2] Gargani, Julien; Abdessadok, Salah; Tudryn, Alina; Chapon Sao, Cécile; Dambricourt Malassé, Anne; Gaillard, Claire; Moigne, Anne-Marie; Singh, Mukesh; Bhardwaj, Vipnesh; Karir, Baldev (February 2016). "Geology and geomorphology of Masol paleonto-archeological site, Late Pliocene, Chandigarh, Siwalik Frontal Range, NW India". Comptes Rendus Palevol. 15 (3–4): 379–391. doi:10.1016/j.crpv.2015.06.001. ISSN 1631-0683.

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