Mains Paper I · 1 AP Social & Cultural History · 1.1 Prehistory and early Andhra

1.1.1 Prehistoric Andhra: Stone Age sites, rock art and megaliths

Andhra has an unbroken prehistoric record, from Old Stone Age tools in the Kurnool caves to Neolithic cattle-keepers and the Iron Age megalithic burials that lead straight into early history.

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Key terms

  • Robert Bruce Foote
  • Billa Surgam
  • Betamcherla
  • Banaganapalli
  • Jwalapuram
  • Chintakunta
  • Utnur
  • ash mounds
  • microliths
  • megaliths
  • Rakshasa gullu
  • black-and-red ware

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