Consider the following statements regarding the site of Jwalapuram (Andhra Pradesh) and its relation to the Youngest Toba Tuff (YTT) ash layer:
1. Jwalapuram exhibits clear lithic continuity, with stone tool assemblages found embedded both below and directly above the 74,000-year-old Toba ash coat.
2. The discovery suggests that hominid populations in Southern India survived the catastrophic volcanic winter induced by the Mount Toba super-eruption.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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Both statements are correct. Jwalapuram in the Jurreru River valley provided global proof regarding the resilience of prehistoric humans during the Toba super-eruption (c. 74,000 BP). The presence of similar Middle Paleolithic technologies right through the heavy ash blankets contradicts theories of total human extinction in South Asia during this event.

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