An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v2.c42.73

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In spite of its long history and apart from legends and myths associated with it, Paithan has not been systematically excavated on a large scale. In 1936-7 the Arch. Dept of Hyderabad under Yazdani excavated a few trenches which gave remains of brick structures, terracotta, beads and a few coins (Yazdani. 1936-7). The antiquities mostly belong to early and late Sātavāhana period. In 1965-6 M.G. Dikshit tapped the locality called Kushan which, according to him, gave Sātavāhana pottery; the horizon below it gave the Chalcolithic Jorwe Ware [11.11] and human burials (*IAR 1965-6*, p. 54). The report of the first excavation is not detailed and that of Dikshit not published.