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The problem of ashmounds of southern Deccan in the light of Budihal excavations, Karnataka

Bulletin of the Deccan College Post-graduate and Research Institute60/61Published In 2001 • Pages: 189-225

By: Paddayya, K..

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
The author describes findings from large-scale excavations at Budihal and, along with survey results in the lower Deccan, uses them to clarify what type of site ashmounds represent.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Identification
Archaeological excavation methods
Pastoral activities
Lithic industries
Settlement patterns
Housing
Fire
Chronologies and culture sequences
Cultural stratigraphy
traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
South Indian Chalcolithic
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2018
RegionThe area the document pertains to
Asia
Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
South Asia
Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
article
Evaluation
Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
Archaeologist
Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
Sarah Berry; 2018
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
1989-1997
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
4000-3400 BP
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Budihal, Yadgir district, Karnataka, India
NotesAdditional notes
K. Paddayya
Includes bibliographical references (p. 222-225)
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
47021378
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Excavations (Archaeology)--India