An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v2.c46.374
An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v2.c46.374
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**T. Narsipur**, Dt Mysore, situated on the left bank of the river Kaveri, where the State Dept of Arch. conducted excavation from 1958-60 and 1961-2 (*IAR 1958-9*, p. 33; *1959-60*, p. 38; *1961-2*, p. 35). The excavation resulted in the discovery of a Neolithic [4.6.9] settlement with a distinct Megalithic [4.17.8] phase. Moreover in 1960-1 in course of exploration (*IAR 1960-1*, p. 28) the ASI recovered Middle Palaeolithic [4.3] tools including flakes of jasper and quartz and a few Neolithic [4.6.9] objects from the adjoining river bank.