About the Authors

Gwen Robbins

Robbinsgm@appstate.edu

Affiliation Department of Anthropology, Appalachian State University, Boone, North Carolina, United States of America

V. Mushrif Tripathy

Affiliation Department of Anthropology, Deccan College, Deemed University, Pune, India

V. N. Misra

Affiliation Indian Society for Prehistoric and Quaternary Studies, Deccan College, Deemed University, Pune, India

R. K. Mohanty

Affiliation Department of Anthropology, Deccan College, Deemed University, Pune, India

V. S. Shinde

Affiliation Department of Anthropology, Deccan College, Deemed University, Pune, India

Kelsey M. Gray

Affiliation Department of Anthropology, Appalachian State University, Boone, North Carolina, United States of America

Malcolm D. Schug

Affiliation Department of Biology, University of North Carolina Greensboro, Greensboro, North Carolina, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: GMR. Performed the experiments: GMR VMT. Analyzed the data: GMR VMT. Wrote the paper: GMR KMG MS. Principle Investigator for Balathal Archaeological Site: VM. Co-Principle Investigator, Balathal: RM VS.