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upon the outer surface—Mr. Bruce Foote places the 
age as late neolithic or early iron age (p. 75, Vol. IT). 
It is quite probable that this was the site of a bangle 
factory for while the presence of a working section is 
not sufficient evidence, that of a waste fragment such as 
is cut off the shell when sawing it into working sections 
is almost conclusive because there is no object in trans- 
porting waste toa distance from the factory. Usually 
such wastage is burned to make lime, shell lime being 
highly valued in India for whitewashing and fine stucco 
work. 
(7) Hadagalli, 1518/a, b and c, From made ground 
in the north bank ofanullah, at Huvina, near Hadagalli, 
65 miles west of Bellary, came a single bangle fragment 
with two money cowries (Cypraea moneta). 
(2) Raidrug, 1552/1. A fragment of a bangle found 
on a village site south-east of the Tope, Raidrug. 
(z) Malyam, 1565/156-158. The mounds south of 
Malyam, Raidrug Taluk, yielded three fragments of chank 
bangles, From the same mounds came three fragments 
of scrapers made of Unio shell, together with a flake of 
specular iron, and an oval disc of earthy haematite 
having two faces and a side ground. Also much pottery 
which Mr. Foote says is “probably neolithic,” anda 
small neolithic celt and diorite corncrusher ; however, 
on p. 24, Vol. I, he refers to the Malyam pottery as of 
‘‘typical iron age.” Half of a hone (1557) of slatey 
limestone, deeply worn by use, is a notable find at this 
site. With the bangle fragments, etc., was a marginal 
scute of the carapace of a species of turtle. 
(k) Bellaguppa, 1574/4-11. From an old site north 
of Bellaguppa, came a fragment of a working section of 
chank shell, anentire Cyfraca moneta, four fragments of 
scraper made of Uzzo shell,* and three fragments of 
chank bangles ; associated with these were a neolithic 
celt, a fragment of a corncrusher, some pottery and two 
metal fragments, one being possibly part of a bronze 
ring. 
Anantapur. 
(a) Havaligi Hill, Gooty Taluk, 2088/2-9. Eight frag- 
ments of chank bangles without incised ornamentation 
* Similar scrapers made from the same kind of shell are in use in Ganjam at 
the presentday, They are employed largely for the purpose of peeling mangoes, 
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