Koppa Archaeological Research Project (KARP): Exclusive Iron Age landscapes in the Western Ghats, India
- Title
- Koppa Archaeological Research Project (KARP): Exclusive Iron Age landscapes in the Western Ghats, India
- Creator
- Arjun R.; Korisettar R.; Deo S.; Mushrif-Tripathy V.; Naik S.; Jadhav S.; Mallinathpur Y.
- Description
- Koppa Archaeological Research Project (KARP) conducted systematic transect surveys and excavations in the Coorg plateau at the upper reaches of river Kaveri in the Western Ghats, Karnataka. The archaeological record of the study area is exclusively an Iron Age landscape, as we did not find any other prehistoric or early historic sites. We focused on studying thirty-nine Iron Age (1200 BCE300 BCE) sites of two categories, habitation and megaliths, and we present here our preliminary observations addressing to site findings, their landscapes and settlement patterns. We then consider the geographical and climatic implications for understanding the formation of their economy and politics. We argue that sites in the Western Ghats did not differ significantly from the temporal and cultural material typologies of contemporary Iron Age sites in the semi-arid or savannah conditions of Deccan plateau. Yet the adaption of Iron Age communities to Western Ghats climate which is characterized by high rainfall, lush tropical forests, fallow lands and diverse faunal ecology should have had distinct implications for the development of their economy and politics. 2019 Elsevier Ltd
- Source
- Archaeological Research in Asia, Vol-17, pp. 173-180.
- Date
- 2019-01-01
- Publisher
- Elsevier Ltd
- Subject
- Iron Age; Karnataka; Megaliths; Upper Kaveri; Western Ghats
- Coverage
- Arjun R., School of Business Studies and Social Sciences, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bannerghatta Road Campus, Hulimavu, Bangalore, 560076, India; Korisettar R., UGC Emeritus Fellow, Karnatak University, Dharwad, 580003, India; Deo S., Department of AIHC and Archaeology, Deccan College Post-Graduate and Research Institute (Deemed to be University), Pune, 411006, India; Mushrif-Tripathy V., Department of AIHC and Archaeology, Deccan College Post-Graduate and Research Institute (Deemed to be University), Pune, 411006, India; Naik S., Department of AIHC and Archaeology, Deccan College Post-Graduate and Research Institute (Deemed to be University), Pune, 411006, India; Jadhav S., Department of AIHC and Archaeology, Deccan College Post-Graduate and Research Institute (Deemed to be University), Pune, 411006, India; Mallinathpur Y., National Museum, Ministry of Culture, Government of India, Janpath, New Delhi, 110011, India
- Rights
- Restricted Access
- Relation
- ISSN: 23522267
- Format
- Online
- Language
- English
- Type
- Article
Collection
Citation
Arjun R.; Korisettar R.; Deo S.; Mushrif-Tripathy V.; Naik S.; Jadhav S.; Mallinathpur Y., “Koppa Archaeological Research Project (KARP): Exclusive Iron Age landscapes in the Western Ghats, India,” CHRIST (Deemed To Be University) Institutional Repository, accessed February 25, 2025, https://archives.christuniversity.in/items/show/16732.