Early History of Orissa

SR No.: 006922
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Amarchand Mittal
Publisher: Jain Cultural Research Society
Publication Year: 1957
Total Pages: 506
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 9 MB

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THE PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD
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C. Worman (Jr), à Research Fellow of the Harvard University, visited Baidipur and Chakradharpur in Singbhum. He wrote—"There is some of the finest lot of palaeolithic in Mayurbhanj that I have seen anywhere....., I found about six new palaeolithic sites around Baripada and on the road leading north-west from it to Rairangpur... Name of the place is Kuliana, 10 miles from Baripada."1
The other palaeolithic sites in the neighbourhood of Kuliana are Kalabaria, Koilisuta, Nuaberi, Pratappur, Kendudiha, Sandim, Brahmangaon, Buramara, Patinja, Mundaboni, Bhuasuni, Pariakoli, and Kamata. Except for the localities of Mundaboni (41 miles) and Bhuasuni (7 miles), all other sites are situated within a radius of three miles from Kuliana.
Topography of Kuliana
The village of Kuliana is situated at an approximate elevation of 240 feet and on a piece of ground which rises rapidly towards the north and slopes down to the south. The southern slope is rapid for some distance when it becomes gentler until the 150 feet line is encountered nearly 6 miles away. Towards the north, the rise culminates in a low ridge, bounded on two sides by the 250 feet line, extending east-west and ending at Burabelang river at a distance of about 6 furlongs. Solid Geology
The country rocks along the Burabelang are Archaean in age. The river bed dips at angles between 38° and 45° 1, Qtd. Excavations in Mayurbhanj, 1948, p. 2; Cf. also the State
Archaeologist's D. O. No. 1091.A dated the 30th March 9 to
the Culcutta University, Qtd. Ibid. 2. Bose & Sen-Excavations in Mayurbhanj, p. 3, 3. lbid, p. 6.