Artefacts dating to prehistoric period unearthed

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

HUBLI, AUG 8: Several artefacts dating back to the prehistoric period have been unearthed at Herakal village in Bagalkot district of Karnataka.H R Desai of the Archaeological Survey of India and Ashok K Kandagal of Karnatak University at Dharwad, who have taken up the excavation, said this earthenware belonged to 300 BC-200 AD. These red, medium-size potteries with thick handle and rough surface were similar to the decorated earthenware found in Baluchistan and Afghanistan, of the Bronze Age (2500-1750 BC).Rough surfaced glasses resembling tea cups belonging to the Maurya and Shatavahana periods were also found.

The most interesting of all was a rare piece of pot, with varaha (wild boar) sculpted on one of its sides. Furnished with a handle, the ware had been embossed with geometrical designs. The archaeologists also found a large number of iron weapons.

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