00982nam a2200133Ia 450000500170000000800410001708200190005810000240007724500750010126000410017630000430021752005250026065000630078520260819161318.0250725s9999||||xx |||||||||||||| ||und||  223a913.34 RAO  aNagaraja Rao, M. S. 0aProtohistoric cultures of The tungabhadra valley /cM. S. Nagaraja Rao  aDharwar :bM.S. Nagaraja Rao,c1971.  axxiii, 144 p. :bill., maps ; c26 cm.  aThis archaeological report presents the results of excavations at Hallur, an important prehistoric/protohistoric site in the Tungabhadra Valley of Karnataka. It examines the cultural sequence from the Neolithic through the Chalcolithic and early Iron Age, including pottery, stone tools, metal objects, animal remains, plant remains, burials and settlement evidence. The Hallur excavations are particularly significant for understanding the early use of iron, agriculture and changing cultural traditions in South India.  aExcavations (Archaeology) -- India -- Karnataka -- Hallur.