An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c9.s14.t1.57

v1.c9.s14.t1.57

*4.14.7 S.-e. Deccan*. In the s.-e. Deccan all the early cultures remained basically Neolithic despite the Chalcolithic impact from the w. or n. Most of the Neolithic sites here [4.6.8] flourished in granitoid areas, thereby suggesting that not much recourse was taken to cultivation as a means of augmenting the food supply bestowed by nature. A continued occupation of a particular site may also indicate favourable ecological conditions; but as a matter of fact the settlements which may be included culturally and technologically within the purview of the Neolithic pattern hardly show signs of continuous occupation.