Tekkalakota (India)
Definition:
Tekkalakota is a Neolithic period site in Bellary district, India, where archaeologists found the foundations of circular huts and a small cemetery, and evidence of early cattle and plant domestication, dated 1500 BC. The site was excavated in the 1960s by a team led by M. S. Nagaraja Rao, and by F.R. and Bridget Allchin. More recent studies have been focused on the archaeobotanical materials by Vishnu-Mittre and Savithri Ravi, who identified several early examples of domesticated crops such as hyacinth bean.
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Alternate Spellings: Takkalakote
Tekkalakota is a Neolithic period site in Bellary district, India, where archaeologists found the foundations of circular huts and a small cemetery, and evidence of early cattle and plant domestication, dated 1500 BC. The site was excavated in the 1960s by a team led by M. S. Nagaraja Rao, and by F.R. and Bridget Allchin. More recent studies have been focused on the archaeobotanical materials by Vishnu-Mittre and Savithri Ravi, who identified several early examples of domesticated crops such as hyacinth bean.
This glossary entry is part of the Dictionary of Archaeology. Sources for the term include the references listed on the front page of the Dictionary, and the websites listed in the sidebar.
Alternate Spellings: Takkalakote
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