An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c20.s2.3
An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c20.s2.3
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The skeletal remains of the n.-w. Neolithic culture [4.6.1] as typified at BURZAHOM belong to a tall, sturdy, dolichocephalic people similar in features to the present-day people of the Kashmir valley. In the Deccan the Neolithic people [4.6.8-9] were of robust construction, with large heads and a tall stature as at PIKLIHAL. They could be the ancestors of a major element of the present mixed Dravidian-speaking people of the Deccan and s. India. The Neolithic cattle-keepers of TEKKALAKOTA were of medium-to-tall stature and sturdy build and were long-headed, with a large cranial capacity and variable nose form (Malhotra, 1965). The Neolithic skulls from NAGARJUNAKONDA were long.