Kallur archaeological site
Kallur archaeological site | |
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Village | |
UTC+5:30 (IST) | |
| PIN | 584118 |
| Telephone code | 08538 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-KA |
| Vehicle registration | KA-36 |
| Website | karnataka |
Kallur is an archaeological site and village located in the
Copper Hoard culture being discovered in South India.[1] The earliest finding here has been dated to the Neolithic
period.
Etymology
The word Kallur is formed from two
Kannada words: kallu which means "stone" and ooru which means "town". The number of granite hillocks that surround Kallur, may have given the place its name.[1]
Some of the hillocks that are present here are Yammigudda, Pirbannur, Agsargudda, Kampangudda and Polannagudda.
Excavation history
The site was first excavated in 1939–40 by M. Khwaja Ahmed of the Archaeological Department of
F. Raymond Allchin in 1952.[2]
Findings
Swords
Villagers living around Kallur discovered three antennaed swords under a boulder on Pirbannur hillock in the 1930s. The swords were made of cast
Paintings
On the Yammigudda hillock; buffaloes, miniature bulls and a man have been found painted over a rock face. Russet-coated painted ware have also been found here.[1]
Objects
Other objects found here include cores of
Satavahana period have also been found here.[1]
See also
Notes
References
- Ghosh, Amalananda (1990) [1990]. An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology. BRILL. ISBN 90-04-09262-5.
- ISBN 90-04-05996-2.
- Murty, M. L. K. (2003) [2003]. Pre- and Protohistoric Andhra Pradesh Up to 500 B.C. Orient Longman. ISBN 81-250-2475-1.
- Shendge, Malati J. (2003) [2003]. The Civilized Demons: The Harappans in Rigveda. Abhinav Publications. ISBN 81-7017-064-8.