Tekkalakota — Bellary
Tekkalakota — Bellary Site
Neolithic (3000–1500 BCE)·Southern Neolithic·🇮🇳 Karnataka, Bellary, India
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About Tekkalakota — Bellary
Tekkalakota — Bellary in Karnataka, Bellary, India is a Neolithic (3000–1500 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 (3000–1500 BCE) earthwork traditions.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology of Tekkalakota — Bellary
- 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 (3000–1500 BCE)
- Culture
- Southern Neolithic
- Purpose
- Neolithic hilltop settlement with ash mound
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 3000 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1000 CE
Abandonment or reuse
On the ground
Structures & features
15.5322° N · 76.8722° E · 318 m · 3 mapped features
Tekkalakota — Bellary — Principal Feature
structurePrimary earthwork feature at Tekkalakota — Bellary
15.5330° N · 76.8730° ETekkalakota — Bellary — Ancillary Complex
complexAncillary complex at Tekkalakota — Bellary
15.5315° N · 76.8716° ETekkalakota — Bellary — Outlier
rock artOutlier at Tekkalakota — Bellary
15.5333° N · 76.8712° E