An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v2.c46.179

v2.c46.179

The Neolithic culture of Tekkalakotta exhibits affinity with the c. Indian [4.14.5] and upper Deccan [4.14.6] Chalcolithic in handmade painted grey and black-and-red wares, use crested-guiding ridge technique for the removal of flakes, circular houses with bamboo posts and wattle and daub walls and also burial practices, particularly urn-burials. An overall assessment would warrant placing the site in the upper Neolithic of the Karnataka region. ¹⁴C dates range from between 1540 ± 100B.C. and 1780 ± 105 B.C. for the early phase and 1610 ± 140 B.C. for the later phase.