Sanganakallu — Bellary Ash Mound
Sanganakallu — Bellary Ash Mound Site
Neolithic (3000–2000 BCE)·Southern Neolithic·🇮🇳 Karnataka, Bellary, India
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About Sanganakallu — Bellary Ash Mound
Sanganakallu — Bellary Ash Mound in Karnataka, Bellary, India is a Neolithic (3000–2000 BCE) earthwork attributed to Southern Neolithic 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 Southern Neolithic site illustrating Neolithic (3000–2000 BCE) earthwork traditions.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology of Sanganakallu — Bellary Ash Mound
- 02Function of ancillary enclosures
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre for Southern Neolithic
- 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. 3000 BCE
- Period
- Neolithic (3000–2000 BCE)
- Culture
- Southern Neolithic
- Purpose
- Neolithic ash mound and cinder settlement
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 3000 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1000 CE
Abandonment or reuse
On the ground
Structures & features
15.1722° N · 76.5122° E · 758 m · 3 mapped features
Sanganakallu — Bellary Ash Mound — Principal Feature
structurePrimary earthwork feature at Sanganakallu — Bellary Ash Mound
15.1730° N · 76.5130° ESanganakallu — Bellary Ash Mound — Ancillary Complex
complexAncillary complex at Sanganakallu — Bellary Ash Mound
15.1715° N · 76.5116° ESanganakallu — Bellary Ash Mound — Outlier
rock artOutlier at Sanganakallu — Bellary Ash Mound
15.1733° N · 76.5112° E