ROBERT BRUCE FOOTE Robert Bruce Foote was a British geologist | Military Choice

ROBERT BRUCE FOOTE

Robert Bruce Foote was a British geologist and archaeologist who conducted geological surveys of prehistoric locations in India for the Geological Survey of India. #GKbyMilitaryChoice

For his contributions to Indian archaeology, he is called the father of Indian prehistory.

In 1863, the year after his archaeological survey began, he discovered the first conclusive Paleolithic stone tool (a hand axe) in India. He found the tool in southern India (Pallavaram, near Madras).