An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v2.c31.534

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**Doda Kodattur** (13°1'; 77°58'), Dt Kolar. Open-air site with a couple of rock-shelters [13] yelding Neolithic tools and pottery [4.6.9]. Dwelling pits [14.13] form the most important feature of this settlement. The contents of the pits comprised stone axes, burnt rice husks and ash. The walls of some of the pits showed traces of mud plaster. Fully ground stone axes of pointed-butt type, triangular axes with ground edges, axe-hammers with a plano-convex cross-section and blunted butt-end were among the tools types. The ceramic wares included a pale-grey ware and an ill-fired coarse and gritty red ware. Megalithic pottery including the Black-and-red Ware [11.15.3] and a coarse red ware was also found. *IAR 1967-8*; *1971-2*; *1972-3*.