An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v2.c34.175

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The Ghataprabha basin provides ample evidence of lithic industries like the neighbouring basin of the MALAPRABHA. Foote, 1876, did not report any Stone Age site on the Ghataprabha proper but has given detailed account of alluvial deposits exposed in the basin. Fossil remains of the rhinoceros, named as *Rhinoceros deccanensis* by Foote, were recovered from the alluvium near Gokak. Explorations near BAGALKOT (16°12′; 75°45′) were undertaken by Sankalia of the Deccan College and by Malwad of the Kannada Research Institute and a few sites yielding lithic assemblages were reported (Sankalia, 1974). A large collection of Middle Palaeolithic tools [4.3] from the same region was made by Chapghar and Banerjee mostly from the modern bed of the river (ibid.). A detailed geomorphic and prehistoric investigation was undertaken in the Ghataprabha basin by Pappu, 1974, and evidence of the lithic industries brought to light from more than 20 sites.