[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.c48.24 # An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v2.c48.24 An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v2.c48.24 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c48.24](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c48.24) \*\*Vadgaon-Mādhavapur\*\* (15°52'; 74°34'), Dt Belgaum, a suburb of Belgaum town, an open intact site of the early historical period, about 40 hectares in area, discovered in 1945 by the Kannada Res. Inst. A hexagonal stone pillar inscription on Brāhmī script of \*c.\* 1st century B.C. from this site records the performance of \*vājapeya\* and other sacrifices by a Brāhmaṇa of Kāśyapa-\*gotra\*. Brick structural remains, tiles, pottery of red ware and Black-and-red Ware \[11.15.3\] typical of the Sātavāhana period were exposed in pits dug by the local people. The Exploration by the writer in 1964 produced two potin coins, one having the legend in Brāhmī as \*Siri Satakarni\*. - [Previous: v2.c48.23](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c48.23) - [Next: v2.c48.25](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c48.25) - [Up: v2.c48](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c48) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c48.24](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c48.24) · Pramāṇa