An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c16.s1.13

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*11.1.5 The Deccan and s. region.* The distribution of the Neolithic pottery in the Deccan and s. India is naturally conterminous with that of the Neolithic cultures in the regions [4.6.7-10] and encompasses large tracts of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, with the Bhima and Kaveri forming the n. and s. limits respectively, Dt Dharwar the w. and the Krishna delta the e. Notwithstanding certain minor regional differences, the ceramic industry presents a fairly homogeneous picture Such pottery has also been found as one of the elements of the ceramic industry at several Chalcolithic settlements in Maharashtra [4.14.6]. In fact there is a possibility that at sites like DAIMABAD it represents a truly Neolithic phase. The chief excavated Neolithic sites (some of them in reality Neolithic-Chalcolithic) are: KODEKAL, MASKI, PIKLIHAL, TERDAL, TEKKALKOTA, SANGANAKALLU, HALLUR, BRAHMAGIRI, Ț. NARSIPUR, HEMMIGE, UTNUR, SINGANAPALLI, PALAVOY, NAGARJUNAKONDA and PAIYAMPALLI.