The excavations at the Proto-Historic site. Paidigutta, were taken up to trace the cultural sequence belonging to the Neolithic-Chalcolithic, Megalithic and early historic periods and to find its relation with the one found in its middle reaches and the nearby sites just away from the confluence. Though early historic period data is not found at Paidigutta, that data is found at Chagaturu, a site developed as an independent site but few meters away from ...
The present work in Medak district covering the central part of the Manjra valley is a follow up of the investigations carried out in the upper reaches of the same river by Prof. R.V. Joshi and his team. It is a result of two seasons (1983-84) field surveys between Janwada and Singoor, a distance of 60 kms. along the stream. These are threatened with submersion by the construction of a dam across the Manjra river at Singoor. An interesting side light from this ...
The material selected from various sites by the department and displayed in the Plates (showcases of he Museum), forms the source material for this work, “Studies in Prehistoric Cultures of Andhra Pradeshâ€. Brief information on the researchers made and interpretations given in the Lower, Middle, Upper and Microlithic Periods by scholars in the field is also recorded for a clear understanding. Fundamental information in Earth Science, Life History and ...