The Bellary District Archaeological
Project


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The Next Stage: Planned Monograph

The Next stage of the project is to complete data analysis and prepare it for an integrated publication as a monograph.
Although the final form of this monograph will evolve as analyses are completed and sections are written, a provisional
outlie is provided below.

Fire, Stone and Cattle
Transitions to Sedentism and Political Economy in South India
Report of the Bellary District Archaeological Project

Edited by N. Boivin, D. Q Fuller, M. Petraglia and R. Korisettar

I. General Introduction (5000)
1. The Southern Neolithic: Issues and approaches (Boivin, Fuller, Korisettar) (2500)
2. Introduction to research strategy, sites and chronology (Fuller, Boivin, Korisettar) (2500)

II. Excavations (17,400)

3. Sannarachamma (4100)
3.1 Introduction (Boivin, Fuller & Korisettar) (400)
3.2 Survey of Sannarachamma (Masser) (200)
3.3 Excavation strategy (Lloyd-Smith) (200)
3.4 Excavation findings: Trench 10 (Lloyd-Smith & ?) (1000)
3.5 Excavation findings: Trench 11 (Lloyd-Smith & ? ) (500)
3.6 Excavation findings: Trench 12 (Lloyd-Smith) (400)
3.7 Ceramics (Degoy & Prasanna) (300)
3.8 Lithics (Petraglia & Koshy) (200)
3.9 Animal bone (Meece & Jenkins) (200)
3.10 Other finds? (Risch, etc.??) (200)
3.10 Discussion (Lloyd-Smith) (500)

4. Choudammagudda (1000)
4.1 Introduction (Masser) (100)
4.2 Survey of Choudammagudda (Masser) (100)
4.3 Excavation strategy and findings (Petraglia) (300)
4.4 Ceramics (Degoy & Prasanna) (100)
4.5 Lithics (Petraglia & Koshy) (100)
4.6 Animal Bone (Meece & Jenkins) (100)
4.7 Discussion (Petraglia, Fuller & Boivin) (200)

5. Hiregudda (8000)
5.1 Introduction (Boivin, Fuller & Korisettar)
5.2 Area A (5000)
5.2.1 Survey of Area A (Masser) (300)
5.2.2 Excavation strategy (Whittaker) (300)
5.2.3 Excavation findings: Feature 1 (Whittaker & Hiremuth) (1000)
5.2.4 Excavation findings: Trench 1 (Whittaker & Koshy) (300)
5.2.5 Excavation findings: Trench 2 (Whittaker & ?)
5.2.6 Excavation findings: Trench 3 (Whittaker & ?)
5.2.7 Excavation findings: Trench 4 (Whittaker & ?)
5.2.8 Excavation findings: Trench 5 (Whittaker & ?)
5.2.9 Excavation findings: Trench 6 (Whittaker & ?)
5.2.10 Excavation findings: Trench 7 (Whittaker & ?)
5.2.11 Excavation findings: Trench 8 (Whittaker & ?)
5.2.12 Excavation findings: Trench 9 (Whittaker & ?)
5.2.13 Ceramics (Degoy & Prasanna) (200)
5.2.14 Lithics (Brumm, Petraglia & Koshy) (300)
5.2.15 Other finds? (Risch et al.) (200)
5.2.16 Animal Bone (Meece & Jenkins) (200)
5.2.17 Discussion (Whittaker) (500)
5.3 Area C (500)
5.3.1 Introduction (Petraglia & Boivin) (100)
5.3.2 Excavation strategy and findings (Petraglia, Prasanna, Koshy) (100)
5.3.3 Lithics (Petraglia & Koshy) (100)
5.3.4 Other finds (Fuller, Cole, Prasanna, Srinivasan) (100)
5.3.5 Discussion (Petraglia & Boivin) (100)
5.4 Area D (1500)
5.4.1 Introduction (Lewis) (100)
5.4.2 Survey of Area D (Masser) (100)
5.4.3 Excavation strategy and findings (Lewis et al.) (500)
5.4.4 Ceramics (Fuller, Cole & Prasanna) (100)
5.4.5 Lithics (Petraglia & Koshy) (100)
5.4.6 Animal Bone (Meece & Jenkins) (100)
5.4.7 Human remains (Whittaker? Walimbe?) (100)
5.4.7 Discussion (Lewis) (400)
5.5 Area J (1000)
5.5.1 Introduction (Petraglia & Boivin) (100)
5.5.2 Area J section (Masser) (100)
5.5.3 Excavation strategy and findings (Petraglia) (300)
5.5.4 Ceramics (Fuller, Cole & Prasanna) (100)
5.5.5 Lithics (Petraglia & Koshy) (100)
5.5.6 Animal Bone (Meece & Jenkins) (100)
5.5.7 Discussion (Petraglia, Fuller & Boivin) (200)

6. Birappa (1800)
6.1 Introduction (Robinson, Boivin & Petraglia) (200)
6.2 Survey of Birappa (Masser) (100)
6.3 Excavation strategy and findings (Robinson & Koshy) (800)
6.4 Ceramics (Fuller, Cole & Prasanna) (100)
6.5 Lithics (Petraglia & Koshy) (200)
6.6 Animal Bone (Meece & Jenkins) (100)
6.7 Discussion (Robinson, Boivin & Petraglia) (300)

7. Shiddalamattigudda Megalith (1600)
7.1 Introduction (Fuller) (200)
7.2 Survey of megaliths (Masser) (100)
7.3 Excavation strategy and findings (Fuller & Degoy) (700)
7.4 Ceramics (Degoy & Prasanna) (200)
7.5 Other finds (Srinivasin, Petraglia & Koshy) (50)
7.6 Human remains (Walimbe) (100)
7.7 Discussion (Fuller) (250)

8. Kudatini burial (900)
8.1 Introduction (Boivin & Korisettar) (100)
8.2 Excavation strategy and findings (Boivin) (200)
8.3 Finds (Degoy & Boivin) (200)
8.4 Human remains (Walimbe) (100)
8.5 Discussion (Boivin & Korisettar) (300)

9. Sampling and explorations in the wider region (1500)
9.1. Velpumudugu (200)
9.2. Hattibelagallu (200)
9.3. Kurugodu (300)
9.4. Tekkalakota (300)
9.5. Piklihal (500)

III. Specialist Studies (18,000)
10. Ceramics (Degoy, Roux, Prasanna, Achyuthan, Cole & Fuller) (2500)
11. Lithics (Petraglia, Brumm and Koshy) (3000)
12. Grinding technology (Risch) (2000)
13. Beads, metals and terracotta (Roux, de Saizeau, Srinivasan) (2000)
14. Archaeozoology (Meece, Mukherjee-Deshpande and Jenkins) (2500)
15. Archaeobotany (Fuller, Asouti and Weisskopf) (2000)
16. Soil micromophology and geoarchaeology (including ashmound study) (Lewis, Boivin) (2000)
17. Rock art (Robinson and Boivin) (2000)

IV. Integration and Themes (17,500)
18. Palaeoenvironment and geology (Asouti, Drake and Korisettar) (2500)
19. Sedentism, Spatiality and Settlement Life History (Fuller, Boivin, Masser, Jenkins) [include preceramic] (2500)
20. Axes: from quarrying to finishing (Petraglia, Risch, Koshy) (2500)
21. Cattle (Boivin, Fuller, Robinson, Meece) (2500)
22. Subsistence (Fuller, Meece, Risch) (2500)
23. Production and Exchange (Fuller, Boivin, Degoy, Roux, Achyuthan, Prasanna) (2500)
24. Ritual, identities and communities (Boivin, Fuller, Degoy) (2500)

V. Appendix: Databases to be archived with Archaeological Data Service, York

 



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