| Identification / पहचान | |
| Reference Number / संदर्भ संख्या | AP18007690 |
| Built Heritage/Site निर्मित धरोहर / स्थल |
Built Heritage |
| Name of the Monument / Built Heritage / Site स्मारक / निर्मित धरोहर / स्थल का नाम |
BOGGULA GONDE |
| State / राज्य | Andhra Pradesh |
| District / जिला | Prakasam |
| Manual District | |
| Sub District / उप-जिला | Others |
| Manual Sub District | |
| Village / गाँव | Others |
| Manual Village | Kanigiri town |
| Cultural Affiliation / सांस्कृतिक सम्बंधन | Prehistoric - प्रागैतिहासिक काल |
| Date/Period तारीख/युग |
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| Sub Period | |
| Geo-Location / भू-अवस्थिति | WITHIN THE GRANATOID HILL KANIGIRI KONDALU |
| Latitude / अक्षांश | |
| Longitude / देशान्तर | |
| Approach to the Monument / पहुंचने का मार्ग | |
| Approach /पहुंचने का मार्ग | |
| Air Port / विमानपत्तन | |
| Railway Station / रेलवे स्टेशन | |
| Bus Station / बस स्टैंड | |
| Topographical Features / स्थलाकृतिक विशेषताएं | |
| Topographical Feature / स्थलाकृतिक विशेषताएं | |
| Topographical Description / स्थलाकृतिक विवरण | |
| History / इतिहास | |
| Brief History / संक्षिप्त इतिहास | |
| Local / Traditional description associated with Built Heritage / Site निर्मित धरोहर / स्थल से सम्बंधित स्थानीय/ परम्परागत विवरण |
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| Architectural Style / स्थापत्य शैली | |
| Building/ Structure/Site
इमारत / संरचना / स्थल |
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| Description of Building/ Structure/Site
इमारत/संरचना/स्थल का विवरण |
The south-eastern Circle of the Survey discovered an extensive and unique neolithic site in Kanigiri town within the granatoid hills Kanigiri Kondalu in an area locally known as Boggula Gonde. Of special interest is the U-shaped valley with pl. VIII a meandering nullah in the centre having an extensive habitation deposit with profuse quantities of hand-made neolithic pottery pl.IX A , ground stone tools pl. XI , steatite disc beads pl. X and microlithic short blade industry pl. X of chert, jasper and chalcedony. A few caves and rock shelters pl. IX B yielding ground stone axes, mace-heads, querns pl. XII and flake tools are significant. An open area, south of the hill also showed a rich habitational debris with stone tools, pottery, bones, etc. The site however, was found to be badly disturbed by the local people. Atop the hill was located an extensive medieval fortification within which several ruined tanks and temples, besides images, more particularly of Vishnu in black stone twelfth century A.D. , were noticed. A pillared mandapa of the Vijayanagara period was noticed at the southern foot of the hill. |
| Structure material and other material संरचनागत सामग्री और अन्य घटक |
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| Building/Structure material and other material used प्रयोग में लाई गई इमारती / संरचनागत सामग्री और अन्य घटक |
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| Usage(s) & Sub Type | |
| Usage(s) / प्रयोग | |
| Sub-Usage(s)/ उप-प्रयोग | |
| Ownership / स्वामित्व | |
| Protection status / संरक्षण अवस्था | |
| Plan/Elevation विन्यास/उध्र्व विन्यास | |
| Published Reference / प्रकाशित संदर्भ | |
| Author / लेखक | |
| Name / नाम | IAR |
| Year / वर्ष | |
| Published/Unpublished प्रकाशित / अप्रकाशित |
PG. 6, 7 |
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