An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c21.s1.8
An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c21.s1.8
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A large range of agricultural implements has been excavated. Digging-stick weights are believed to have been found in the Bankura and Midnapur region and at BANAHALLI, Dt Kolar. Shouldered stone hoes again come from sites in W. Bengal. It has been suggested that sickles made from hafting microliths on to wood can be assumed from the microlithic evidence from c. and e. India and the n. Deccan. BURZAHOM has produced a curious stone implement, straight-edged on the side and crescent-shaped on the other, with striation marks suggestive of its probable use as a sickle. Similar implements from C. Asia have been quoted for comparison. The area under cultivation at Neolithic sites was probably small judging by an estimate of three to four hectares at SINGANAPALLI.