Researchers find remains of 4,000-year-old human settlement in Maski

RAICHUR: A team of researchers have found the remains of a human settlement, believed to about 4,000 years old, during excavations near Mallikarjuna temple and Bayalu Anjaneya temple in Maski. The town first found its place on the archaeological map after the discovery of an inscription from the time of king Ashoka of the Mauryan empire.

A team of 20 researchers from India, the United States and Canada has been carrying out excavationsat 271 locations around Maski town. The team found artefacts, tools and mapped the designs of houses at the excavation site, indicating a human settlement centuries ago. They are now studying the lifestyle and food habits of the people who lived there.

The team of 20 researchers includes Hemanth Kadambi from Shiv Nadar University, Delhi-NCR, Prof Andrew M Bauer of the Stanford University, USA, and Dr Peter G Johansen of McGill University, Canada. They have been involved in excavations around Maski for the last three months.