An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c9.s6.t4.18

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The excavations at NAGARJUNAKONDA (Sarkar, 1975), explorations at Dailmalai, Togarappalli and Mullikadu in Dt Dharmapuri (Narasimhaiah, 1976) and excavation in the lowest at T. NARSIPUR (Rao *et al*., 1974), have brought to light a crude red ware tradition, neoliths, flakes and microliths. While these sites do not necessarily disclose a uniform level of development, taken collectively they seem to antedate the cultures dominated by the burnished grey ware. The pottery from far-away LANGHNAJ appears to be similar to this ceramic tradition, while the Neolithic sites of Manbhum-Singhbhum [4.6.5.] and Mayurbhanj [4.6.7.] are a later extension of this red ware phase.