| Identification / पहचान | |
| Reference Number / संदर्भ संख्या | AP20009788 |
| Built Heritage/Site निर्मित धरोहर / स्थल |
Built Heritage |
| Name of the Monument / Built Heritage / Site स्मारक / निर्मित धरोहर / स्थल का नाम |
Rallachenu |
| State / राज्य | Andhra Pradesh |
| District / जिला | YSR Kadapa |
| Manual District | |
| Sub District / उप-जिला | Others |
| Manual Sub District | |
| Village / गाँव | Others |
| Manual Village | Rallachenu |
| Cultural Affiliation / सांस्कृतिक सम्बंधन | Prehistoric - प्रागैतिहासिक काल |
| Date/Period तारीख/युग |
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| Geo-Location / भू-अवस्थिति | |
| 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 upper Palaeolithic site at Rallachenu was studied during 1976-81 on the basis of its surface material. A lot of fossil bones of Bos and servas specied especially the upper and lower jaws with many teeth intact were recovered along with lithic artifacts, potsherds, ash and bones. However, on flourine content analysis, the bones appear to be older than 10,000 years. Consequent upon this finding a small trial trench of 2 X 1X 1.5 m was sunk. The top 1 m revealed potsherds, ash and charocoal. Below 1 m from the top, the red loam was hard to dig and was completely devoid of potsherds. Between 140 and 160 cm several fresh flakes, blades cand cores of fine dark brown quartzite were recovered. This trial trench suggests that the historical habitation was on the abandoned Upper Palaeolithic settlement. As very few open air Upper Palaeolithic sites in India are known to have yielded faunal remains associated with lithics, a systematic large-scale excavation of the site may produce interesting evidence of the terminal pleistocence human habitations on the south-east coast of India. |
| 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. 2 |
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