[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989) › v2.c40.207 # An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v2.c40.207 An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v2.c40.207 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c40.207](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c40.207) \*\*Nandur-Madhmeshwar\*\*, Dt Ahmadnagar, on the GODAVARI, known for its rich palaeontological yield right from the fifties of the last century, when fossilized remains of \*Elephas namadicus\* were discovered here. In 1904 remains of the similar species along with the hippopotamus were recovered by Pilgrim from the conglomerate gravel of the Godavari near Nandur. On the basis of these palaeontological discoveries the gravel was dated to the Lower Pleistocene \[9.8.2\] and seemed to be contemporaneous to the fossil-bearing deposits of the NARMADA. It was this evidence that provided impetus to look for the cultural remains of man in this area. Thus under the supervision of Sankalia a team of the Deccan College investigated the valleys of the Godavari and the Kadva (a tributary of the former) around Nandur and Madhmeshwar. - [Previous: v2.c40.206](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c40.206) - [Next: v2.c40.208](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c40.208) - [Up: v2.c40](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c40) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c40.207](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c40.207) · Pramāṇa