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quantities of fragments of. pottery. The particular 
place where the above were found was to the east of the 
big tank at Srinivaspur, “where several acres of ground 
are covered with much comminuted earthenware lying 
ineaethin layer. - eee \Viths che pottery 
found halfa celt of basalt minus its butt but weathered 
and trimmed at its cutting edge. Halfa dozen pieces of 
broken bangles of chank shell occurred scattered about 
in the layer of potsherds. Noteworthy among the broken 
sherds. are the vase bases Nos. 202/83-91 of highly 
polished brown, or red and brown colours.” A flat sherd, 
No. 202/99, is described as “ black half polished with an 
impressed pattern like many small tents; a similar frag- 
ment was found by Mr. R. Sewell at Gudivada in the 
Kistnay district. > Phe age of these potsherds, etce., is 
stated by Bruce Foote both on page 11 and on page 23, 
volume 2, as apparently neolithic. In my opinion, how- 
even the presence of chank-bangle fragments found 
among the pottery indicates the age to be considerably 
later than neolithic days and pertaining to a time when iron 
was freely employed, as I cannot admit that chank shells 
can be sawn and bangles made therefrom without the 
use of a metal saw; the association of a fragment of iron 
slag is significant. Apart from this, the presence of 
No. 202/99, described as decorated with a similar 
pattern to that upon some fragments of a fine vessel 
found at Gudivada in the Kistna district is evidence in 
favour of the comparatively late date of these Kolar 
specimens as the Kistna ones belong certainly to his- 
toric times as they comprise lead coins and a terracotta 
head of a figurine, very classic in appearance, apparently 
belonging to early Buddhist times. With the Kistna 
specimens fragments of chank bangles are also associated. 
Bellary. 
(2) Manakurti Hill, 1353. ‘Columella of a chank 
shell, upper end ground.” Found at same place were a 
small flake scraper of chert and a small quartz flake. 
(Note.—Similar fragments of chank columellas are said 
to be used by some tribes in Bhutan as ear and neck 
ornaments). 
(6) Nagaldinni, Adoni Taluk, 1442/77-79. Three frag- 
ments of chank bangles came from made ground, east of 
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