Kondapur — Satavahana Town
Kondapur — Satavahana Town Site
Early Historic (300 BCE–200 CE)·Satavahana·🇮🇳 Telangana, Sangareddy, India
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About Kondapur — Satavahana Town
Kondapur — Satavahana Town in Telangana, Sangareddy, India is a Early Historic (300 BCE–200 CE) ancient city attributed to Satavahana culture. Indian Archaeological Survey and Deccan College excavations reveal stratified deposits with ceramics and radiocarbon. The site includes a principal mound and monastic or settlement features. The site includes a principal feature and ancillary settlement or ceremonial elements.
Why it mattersKey Satavahana site illustrating Early Historic (300 BCE–200 CE) ancient-city traditions.
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Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology of Kondapur — Satavahana Town
- 02Function of ancillary enclosures
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre for Satavahana
- 02Defensive and ritual focus
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 300 BCE
- Period
- Early Historic (300 BCE–200 CE)
- Culture
- Satavahana
- Purpose
- Satavahana industrial town with coins and beads
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 300 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1000 CE
Abandonment or reuse
On the ground
Structures & features
17.5922° N · 78.0222° E · 311 m · 3 mapped features
- Kondapur — Satavahana Town — Principal FeaturestructurePrimary ancient-city feature at Kondapur — Satavahana Town17.5930° N · 78.0230° E
- Kondapur — Satavahana Town — Ancillary ComplexcomplexAncillary complex at Kondapur — Satavahana Town17.5915° N · 78.0216° E
- Kondapur — Satavahana Town — Outlierrock artOutlier at Kondapur — Satavahana Town17.5933° N · 78.0212° E
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