Prehistoric evidence found in Tikoda, Damdongari

| | Bhopal
  • 0

Prehistoric evidence found in Tikoda, Damdongari

Monday, 12 February 2018 | Staff Reporter | Bhopal

Village Narvar and its surrounding area of Raisen district has got special place in Indian pre-historic period. Evidences related with 15 lakh years ago, that is pre-historic period, have been found in Tikoda and Damdongari area.

Archaeological Commissioner Anupam Rajan informed in this regard that the evidences have come to light after excavation carried out by retired director general of Archaeological Survey of India SV Ota in six years from 2010 to 2015. The Archaeological commissioner said that Dr Ota delivered a lecture on 'Geo Archaeological Investigation of Acheulean localities and Tikoda and Damdongari Raisen district’ at Vishnu Shridhar Vakankar Archaeological Research Institute of State Museum on Saturday. Giving details of the archaeological and historical facts in the area, Rajan said that stone tools found in lower level of Tikoda village, are similar to the one found in Oldowan culture of Africa. Information related with climate under which human at that time live, his lifestyle, foods and information about other activities, have been found in sample of soil and stone tools. Pieces of egg shells of ostrich have also found in this excavation.

Man-made stone tools like Hast Kuthar, Vidarani, Kucharni and other tools are the main thing found there. Effects of pre-historic period have been found in different excavation parts from one metre to 9.5 metre at these places. All archaeological evidences confirm that this area was the centre of human activities lakhs of years ago.

State Editions

11 killed in Hardoi road mishap

07 November 2024 | PNS | Lucknow

Yogi to inaugurate Akanksha Haat

07 November 2024 | PNS | Lucknow

Prashant Kumar likely to made permanent DGP

07 November 2024 | Preetam Srivastava | Lucknow

Mobility crisis is behind pollution in city: CSE

07 November 2024 | Staff Reporter | Delhi

Delhi’s air quality ‘very poor’, smog blankets city

07 November 2024 | Staff Reporter | Delhi

Sunday Edition

The comeback man

03 November 2024 | Gyaneshwar Dayal | Agenda

DINING REDEFINED! WYNN MACAU DEBUTS DRUNKEN FISH

03 November 2024 | RUPALI DEAN | Agenda

Oktoberfest on a Platter

03 November 2024 | Sharmila Chand | Agenda

Vegan Wonders: Where to Eat Next!

03 November 2024 | Team Agenda | Agenda

LIVING IT UP IN AN AIRBNB IN LONDON

03 November 2024 | AKANKSHA DEAN | Agenda

Srisailam: A journey to spiritual splendour

03 November 2024 | VISHESH SHUKLA | Agenda