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Archaeological Survey of India, Aurangabad Circle

Excavations

Excavation Report Year Wise

1.     Year of excavation District Location Agency Cultural assemblage found Report published in Page no
2.     1952 - 53 Dhulia Bahal Archaeological Survey of India Chalcolithic Culture Early Historical Culture Historical Culture Medieval Culture  Maratha    
3.     1954 - 55 Ahmednagar Newasa Deccan College of Post Graduate, Pune Complete sequence of culture Early Paleolithic Middle Paleolithic Neo- Chalcolithiic Early Historical Culture l Historical Culture (Indo-Roman) Medieval Culture  IAR 1954 - 55 5-9
4.     1954 - 55 Dhulia Prakash Archaeological Survey of India Mesolithic to Historical cultural sequence ( 1M.B.C. to 5th C.A.D) IAR 1954 - 55 13
5.     1955 - 56 Ahmednagar Newasa Deccan College of Post Graduate, Pune Complete sequence in Godavari Pravara basin IAR 1955 - 56 8-11
6.     1956 - 57 Dhulia Bahal Archaeological Survey of India Chalcolithic Culture Early Historical Culture Historical Culture Medieval Culture  Maratha IAR 1956 - 57 17-18
7.     1956 - 57 Jalgaon  Tekwada Archaeological Survey of India Chalcolithic Culture IAR 1956 - 57 18-19
8.     1957 - 58 Osmanabad  Ter (Tagara) The Director of Archives and Museum, Government of Maharashtra Historical culture Period I (300-100BC) Period II (100BC-100AD) Period III(50AD-200AD) IAR 1957 - 58 23-24
9.     1958 - 59 Ahmednagar Daimabad Archaeological Survey of India Neo- Chalcolithic  culture Malava ware Jorwe ware IAR 1958 - 59 15-18
10.                  1959 - 60 Ahmednagar Newasa Deccan College of Post Graduate, Pune Complete sequence of culture Early Paleolithic Middle Paleolithic Neo- Chalcolithiic Early Historical Culture l Historical Culture (Indo-Roman) Medieval Culture  IAR 1959 - 60 25-28
11.                  1959 - 60 Dhulia Bahurupa Archaeological Survey of India (Prehistory Branch  ) Chalcolithic Culture IAR 1959 - 60 34-37
12.                  1959 - 60 Dhulia Sawalda Archaeological Survey of India (Prehistory Branch  ) Chalcolithic Culture IAR 1959 - 60 34 - 37
13.                  1960 - 61 Ahmednagar Newasa Deccan College of Post Graduate, Pune Complete sequence of culture Early Paleolithic Middle Paleolithic Neo- Chalcolithiic Early Historical Culture l Historical Culture (Indo-Roman) Medieval Culture  IAR 1960 - 61 19-21
14.                  1960 - 61 Poona Chandoli Deccan College of Post Graduate, Pune Chalcolithic Culture IAR 1960 - 61 26-27
15.                  1961 - 62 Amaravati Kaudinyapur The Director of Archives and Museum, Government of Maharashtra Historical Culture IAR 1961 - 62 29-30
16.                  1961 - 62 Nagpur  Junapani Archaeological Survey of India (Excavation branch) Megalithic Culture IAR 1961 - 62 32-34
17.                  1964 - 65 Poona  Songaon Deccan College of Post Graduate, Pune Chalcolithic Culture to historical IAR 1964 - 65 26-28
18.                  1965 - 66   Bhadne Deccan College of Post Graduate, Pune Paleolithic Culture IAR 1965 - 66 29
19.                  1965 - 66 Aurangabad Kausan Department of Archaeology, Government of Maharashtra Historical Culture  (salvage archaeology ) IAR 1965 - 66 28
20.                  1965 - 66 Aurangabad Paithan Department of Archaeology, Government of Maharashtra   Period I (300B.C – 100 AD ) Period II (100-500AD) Period III(600-800AD) Period IV(1200-1800AD) (salvage archaeology ) IAR 1965 - 66 28-29
21.                  1966 - 67 Ahmednagar Chirki nala Mrs. Gudrun Corvinus Karve Council of Scientific Research and Industrial Research Middle stone age IAR 1966 - 67 22
22.                  1966 - 67 Nagpur Paunar Department of Ancient History Culture and Archaeology, Nagpur University, Nagpur  Historical Culture IAR 1966 - 67 27
23.                  1966 - 67 Osmanabad  Ter (Tagara) The Director of Archives and Museum, Government of Maharashtra Historical culture Period I (300-100BC) Period II (100BC-100AD) Period III(50AD-200AD) IAR 1966 - 67 25-26
24.                  1967 - 68 Ahmednagar Chirki nala Mrs. Gudrun Corvinus Karve Council of Scientific Research and Industrial Research Middle stone age IAR 1967 - 68 31-32
25.                  1967 - 68 Nagpur Khapa Department of Ancient History Culture and Archaeology, Nagpur University, Nagpur  Megalithic Culture IAR 1967 - 68 33-34
26.                  1967 - 68 Nagpur Takalghat Department of Ancient History Culture and Archaeology, Nagpur University, Nagpur  Megalithic Culture IAR 1967 - 68 33-34
27.                  1967 - 68 Osmanabad  Ter (Tagara) The Director of Archives and Museum, Government of Maharashtra Historical culture Period I (300-100BC) Period II (100BC-100AD) Period III(50AD-200AD) IAR 1967 - 68 35
28.                  1968 - 69 Ahmednagar Chirki nala Mrs. Gudrun Corvinus Karve Council of Scientific Reserch and Industrial Research Middle stone age IAR 1968 - 69 13-14
29.                  1968 - 69 Bhandara Pauni Archaeological Survey of India (Excavation branch) Historical Culture IAR 1968 - 69 14-16
30.                  1968 - 69 Nagpur Gangapur Department of Ancient History Culture and Archaeology, Nagpur University, Nagpur  Megalithic culture IAR 1968 - 69 17
31.                  1968 - 69 Nagpur Khapa Department of Ancient History Culture and Archaeology, Nagpur University, Nagpur  Megalithic culture IAR 1968 - 69 17
32.                  1968 - 69 Osmanabad  Ter (Tagara) The Director of Archives and Museum, Government of Maharashtra Historical culture Period I (300-100BC) Period II (100BC-100AD) Period III(50AD-200AD) IAR 1968 - 69 17-18
33.                  1968 - 69 Poona Inamgaon Deccan College of Post Graduate, Pune Chalcolithic Culture IAR 1968 - 69 18-20
34.                  1969 - 70 Ahmednagar Chirakinala Deccan College of Post Graduate, Pune Acheulian site IAR 1969 - 70 17-18
35.                  1969 - 70 Bhandara Pauni Archaeological Survey of India (Excavation branch) Historical Culture IAR 1969 - 70 20-21
36.                  1969 - 70 Kolaba Pachad Archaeological Survey of India (Prehistory Branch  ) Mesolithic culture IAR 1969 - 70 23
37.                  1969 - 70 Poona Inamgaon Deccan College of Post Graduate, Pune Chalcolithic Culture IAR 1969 - 70 25-27
38.                  1969 - 70 Poona Theur Archaeological Survey of India Chalcolithic Culture IAR 1969 - 70 27-29
39.                  1970 - 71 Kolaba Pachad Archaeological Survey of India (Prehistory Branch  ) Mesolithic culture IAR 1970 - 71 22
40.                  1970 - 71 Nagpur Mahurzahri Department of Ancient History Culture and Archaeology, Nagpur University, Nagpur  Megalithic culture IAR 1970 - 71 24-25
41.                  1970 - 71 Nanded Bhategaon Tamsa Archaeological Survey of India (Prehistory Branch  ) Paleolithic Culture IAR 1970 - 71 23
42.                  1970 - 71 Parbhani Dongarkada Archaeological Survey of India (Prehistory Branch  ) Middle stone age IAR 1970 - 71 24
43.                  1970 - 71 Poona Inamgaon Deccan College of Post Graduate, Pune Chalcolithic Culture IAR 1970 - 71 25-26
44.                  1970 - 71 Ratnagiri Hathkamba Archaeological Survey of India (Prehistory Branch  ) Mesolithic  Culture IAR 1970 - 71 27
45.                  1971 - 72 Jalgaon Patne Deccan College of Post Graduate, Pune Middle Paleolithic Upper Paleolithic Mesolithic  Culture IAR 1971 - 72 32-33
46.                  1971 - 72 Nagpur Mahurzahri Department of Ancient History Culture and Archaeology, Nagpur University, Nagpur  Megalithic culture IAR 1971 - 72 33-35
47.                  1971 - 72 Poona Sastevadi Archaeological Survey of India Chalcolithic Culture IAR 1971 - 72 35
48.                  1972 - 73 Aurangabad Bhokardhan Department of Ancient History Culture and Archaeology, Nagpur University, Nagpur  + Marathawada University Historical Culture IAR 1972 - 73 20
49.                  1972 - 73 Aurangabad Bhokardhan Department of Ancient History Culture and Archaeology, Nagpur University, Nagpur  + Marathwada University, Aurangabad Historical Culture IAR 1972 - 73 20
50.                  1972 - 73 Jalgaon Patne Deccan College of Post Graduate, Pune Middle Paleolithic Upper Paleolithic Mesolithic  Culture IAR 1972 - 73 21-23
51.                  1972 - 73 Poona Inamgaon Deccan College of Post Graduate, Pune Chalcolithic Culture IAR 1972 - 73 24
52.                  1972 - 73 Ratnagiri Hathkamba Archaeological Survey of India (Prehistory Branch  ) Mesolithic  Culture IAR 1972 - 73 25
53.                  1972 - 73 Ratnagiri Panhalekazi The Director of Archives and Museum, Government of Maharashtra scientific debris clearance Late Historical Culture IAR 1972 - 73 95
54.                  1973 - 74 Aurangabad Bhokardhan Department of Ancient History Culture and Archaeology, Nagpur University, Nagpur  + Marathawada University Historical Culture IAR 1973 - 74 20
55.                  1973 - 74 Dhulia Yesar Deccan College of Post Graduate, Pune + Archaeological Survey of India (Prehistory Branch) Lower Paleolithic Middle Mesolithic Culture IAR 1973 - 74 21
56.                  1973 - 74 Ratnagiri Devaranwadi The Director of Archives and Museum, Government of Maharashtra Late Historical Culture IAR 1973 - 74 22
57.                  1973 - 74 Ratnagiri Panhalekazi The Director of Archives and Museum, Government of Maharashtra scientific debris clearance Late Historical Culture IAR 1973 - 74 22
58.                  1974 - 75 Ahmednagar Daimabad Archaeological Survey of India Neo- Chalcolithic  culture Malava ware Jorwe ware IAR 1974 - 75 29-31
59.                  1974 - 75 Osmanabad  Ter (Tagara) Deccan College of Post Graduate, Pune +  Marathwada University Historical culture Period I (300-100BC) Period II (100BC-100AD) Period III(50AD-200AD) IAR 1974 - 75 32
60.                  1974 - 75 Poona Inamgaon Deccan College of Post Graduate, Pune Chalcolithic Culture IAR 1974 - 75 32-36
61.                  1975 - 76 Ahmednagar Daimabad Archaeological Survey of India Neo- Chalcolithic  culture Malava ware Jorwe ware IAR 1975 - 76 31-34
62.                  1975 - 76 Nagpur Mandhal Department of Ancient History Culture and Archaeology, Nagpur University, Nagpur  Historical Culture IAR 1975 - 76 36
63.                  1976 - 77 Ahmednagar Daimabad Archaeological Survey of India Neo- Chalcolithic  culture Malava ware Jorwe ware IAR 1976 - 77 34-37
64.                  1976 - 77 Aurangabad Apegaon Deccan College of Post Graduate, Pune Chalcolithic Culture IAR 1976 - 77 39
65.                  1976 - 77 Nagpur Mandhal Department of Ancient History Culture and Archaeology, Nagpur University, Nagpur  Historical Culture IAR 1976 - 77 39
66.                  1977 - 78 Ahmednagar Daimabad Archaeological Survey of India Neo- Chalcolithic  culture Malava ware Jorwe ware IAR 1977 - 78 34-37
67.                  1977 - 78 Nagpur Naikund Deccan College of Post Graduate, Pune Megalithic culture IAR 1977 - 78 39
68.                  1977 - 78 Poona Inamgaon Deccan College of Post Graduate, Pune Chalcolithic Culture IAR 1977 - 78 40-41
69.                  1977 - 78 Ratnagiri Panhalekazi Archaeological Survey of India scientific debris clearance Late Historical Culture IAR 1977 - 78 41
70.                  1978 - 79 Yavatmal Ami Department of Ancient History Culture and Archaeology, Nagpur University, Nagpur  Megalithic Culture IAR 1978 - 79 71-72
71.                  1979 - 80 Bhandara Nagara The Director of Archives and Museum, Government of Maharashtra Historical Culture IAR 1979 - 80 56
72.                  1979 - 80 Nagpur Naikund Deccan College of Post Graduate, Pune + The Director of Archives and Museum, Government of Maharashtra Megalithic Culture IAR 1979 - 80 57-58
73.                  1979 - 80 Poona Inamgaon Deccan College of Post Graduate, Pune Chalcolithic Culture IAR 1979 - 80 58-59
74.                  1979 - 80 Ratnagiri Panhalekazi Archaeological Survey of India scientific debris clearance Late Historical Culture IAR 1979 - 80 59
75.                  1980 - 81 Bhandara Nagara Deccan College of Post Graduate, Pune + The Director of Archives and Museum, Government of Maharashtra Historical Culture IAR 1980 - 81 40
76.                  1980 - 81 Poona Ghod river Deccan College of Post Graduate, Pune Pleistocene formation IAR 1980 - 81 41-42
77.                  1980 - 81 Poona Inamgaon Deccan College of Post Graduate, Pune Chalcolithic Culture IAR 1980 - 81 41
78.                  1981 - 82 Aurangabad Daulatabad Deccan College of Post Graduate, Pune + Bharat Itihas Sansodhan Mandle, Pune + Marathwada University, Aurangabad Medieval Culture IAR 1981 - 82 48-49
79.                  1981 - 82 Bhandara Nagara Deccan College of Post Graduate, Pune + The Director of Archives and Museum, Government of Maharashtra Historical Culture IAR 1981 - 82 49
80.                  1981 - 82 Poona Ghod river Deccan College of Post Graduate, Pune Pleistocene formation IAR 1981 - 82 50
81.                  1981 - 82 Poona Inamgaon Deccan College of Post Graduate, Pune Chalcolithic Culture IAR 1981 - 82 50-51
82.                  1981 - 82 Wardha Khairwada Deccan College of Post Graduate, Pune Megalithic Culture IAR 1981 - 82 51-52
83.                  1982 - 83 Nagpur Bhagimaheri Deccan College of Post Graduate, Pune + The Director of Archives and Museum, Government of Maharashtra Megalithic Culture IAR 1982 - 83 61-62
84.                  1982 - 83 Poona Inamgaon Deccan College of Post Graduate, Pune Chalcolithic Culture IAR 1982 - 83 62-63
85.                  1983 - 84 Nagpur Bhagimaheri Deccan College of Post Graduate, Pune + The Director of Archives and Museum, Government of Maharashtra Megalithic Culture IAR 1983 - 84 57-58
86.                  1983 - 84 Nanded Kandhar Deccan College of Post Graduate, Pune + The Director of Archives and Museum, Government of Maharashtra Historical Culture IAR 1983 - 84 58-59
87.                  1984 - 85 Amaravati Tulajapurgadhi Archaeological Survey of India (Excavation branch) Historical Culture IAR 1984 - 85 48-50
88.                  1984 - 85 Aurangabad Daulatabad Deccan College of Post Graduate, Pune + + Bharat Itihas Sansodhan Mandle, Pune + Marathwada University, Aurangabad + The Director of Archives and Museum, Government of Maharashtra + Archaeological Survey of India Medieval Culture IAR 1984 - 85 51
89.                  1984 - 85 Dhulia Kaothe Deccan College of Post Graduate, Pune Chalcolithic Culture IAR 1984 - 85 52-53
90.                  1984 - 85 Nagpur Raipur Deccan College of Post Graduate, Pune Megalithic Culture IAR 1984 - 85 53-55
91.                  1984 - 85 Poona Pune Deccan College of Post Graduate, Pune Paleolithic culture IAR 1984 - 85 55
92.                  1984 - 85 Yavatmal Ami Department of Ancient History Culture and Archaeology, Nagpur University, Nagpur  Megalithic Culture IAR 1984 - 85 55-57
93.                  1985 - 86 Aurangabad Daulatabad Archaeological Survey of India Medieval Culture IAR 1985 - 86 56-57
94.                  1985 - 86 Poona Walki Deccan College of Post Graduate, Pune Chalcolithic Culture IAR 1985 - 86 60-61
95.                  1986 - 87 Aurangabad Daulatabad Archaeological Survey of India Medieval Culture IAR 1986 - 87 59-60
96.                  1986 - 87 Poona Walki Deccan College of Post Graduate, Pune Chalcolithic Culture IAR 1986 - 87 62-63
97.                  1987 - 88 Aurangabad Daulatabad Archaeological Survey of India Medieval Culture IAR 1987 - 88 82-83
98.                  1987 - 88 Gadchiroli Mulchera The Director of Archives and Museum, Government of Maharashtra Historical Culture IAR 1987 - 88 84
99.                  1987 - 88 Osmanabad  Ter (Tagara) The Director of Archives and Museum, Government of Maharashtra Historical culture Period I (300-100BC) Period II (100BC-100AD) Period III(50AD-200AD) IAR 1987 - 88 87
100.              1988 - 89 Aurangabad Daulatabad Archaeological Survey of India Medieval Culture IAR 1988 - 89 46
101.              1988 - 89 Gadchiroli Mulchera The Director of Archives and Museum, Government of Maharashtra Historical Culture IAR 1988 - 89 49
102.              1988 - 89 Nagpur Adam Archaeological Survey of India Mesolithic culture Chalcolithic Culture Historical Culture Medieval Culture    IAR 1988 - 89 50-62
103.              1988 - 89 Osmanabad  Ter (Tagara) The Director of Archives and Museum, Government of Maharashtra Historical culture Period I (300-100BC) Period II (100BC-100AD) Period III(50AD-200AD) IAR 1988 - 89 62-63
104.              1989 - 90 Aurangabad Bonotiwadi (Dharkund cave ) Archaeological Survey of India Debris clearance of historical cave IAR 1989 - 90 55-56
105.              1989 - 90 Aurangabad Vetalwadi Archaeological Survey of India Debris clearance  IAR 1989 - 90 56
106.              1989 - 90 Nagpur Adam Archaeological Survey of India Mesolithic  Culture IAR 1989 - 90 61-65
107.              1989 - 90 Nagpur Raipur Deccan College of Post Graduate, Pune Megalithic Culture IAR 1989 - 90 65-66
108.              1989 - 90 Nagpur Tarasa Department of Ancient History Culture and Archaeology, Nagpur University, Nagpur  Megalithic Culture Chalcolithic Culture Early Historical Culture Late historical Medieval Culture  Modern IAR 1989 - 90 66-68
109.              1989 - 90 Osmanabad Irla The Director of Archives and Museum, Government of Maharashtra Historical Culture IAR 1989 - 90 69
110.              1990 - 91 Nagpur Adam Archaeological Survey of India Historical Culture IAR 1990 - 91 45-50
111.              1991 - 92 Nagpur Adam Archaeological Survey of India Historical Culture IAR 1991 - 92 63-72
112.              1991 - 92 Wardha Arambha Archaeological Survey of India Chalcolithic Culture IAR 1991 - 92 73-74
113.              1993 - 94 Bhandara Pauni Archaeological Survey of India (Excavation branch) Historical Culture IAR 1993 - 94 73-77
114.              1993 - 94 Nagpur Shirkanda Department of Ancient History Culture and Archaeology, Nagpur University, Nagpur  Historical Culture IAR 1993 - 94 79-84
115.              1994 - 95 Nagpur Mansar Archaeological Survey of India (Excavation branch) Historical Culture IAR 1994 - 95 55-57
116.              1994 - 95 Satara Chachegaon Archaeological Survey of India Scientific debris clearance of Buddhist cave IAR 1994 - 95 58
117.              1995 - 96 Aurangabad Paithan Archaeological Survey of India Period I (300B.C – 100 AD ) Period II (100-500AD) Period III(600-800AD) Period IV(1200-1800AD) (salvage archaeology ) IAR 1995 - 96 56
118.              1996 - 97 Aurangabad Paithan Archaeological Survey of India Period I (300B.C – 100 AD ) Period II (100-500AD) Period III(600-800AD) Period IV(1200-1800AD) (salvage archaeology ) IAR 1996 - 97 70
119.              1997 - 98 Aurangabad Paithan Archaeological Survey of India + Goa Mini Circle + Society of South Asian Studies, U.K Period I (300B.C – 100 AD ) Period II (100-500AD) Period III(600-800AD) Period IV(1200-1800AD) (salvage archaeology ) IAR 1997 - 98 125-129
120.              1997 - 98 Nagpur Mansar Bodhisattva Nagarjun smarak santha va Anusandhan Kendra, Nagpur Historical Culture IAR 1997 - 98 129-133
121.              1998 - 99 Aurangabad Paithan Archaeological Survey of India + Goa Mini Circle + Society of South Asian Studies, U.K Period I (300B.C – 100 AD ) Period II (100-500AD) Period III(600-800AD) Period IV(1200-1800AD) (salvage archaeology ) IAR 1998 - 99 107-112
122.              1998 - 99 Beed Shakshal pimpri Deccan College of Post Graduate, Pune Quaternary sequence IAR 1998 - 99 113
123.              1998 - 99 Nagpur Mansar Bodhisattva Nagarjun smarak santha va Anusandhan Kendra, Nagpur Historical Culture IAR 1998 - 99 114-118
124.              1999 - 2000 Aurangabad Ajanta caves Archaeological Survey of India Historical Culture IAR 1999 - 2000 102
125.              1999 - 2000 Nagpur Mansar Bodhisattva Nagarjun smarak santha va Anusandhan Kendra, Nagpur Historical Culture IAR 1999 - 2000 103-106
126.              2000 - 01 Amaravati Kaudinyapur Deccan College of Post Graduate, Pune Historical Culture IAR 2000 – 01 92
127.              2000 - 01 Aurangabad Ajanta caves Archaeological Survey of India Historical Culture IAR 2000 - 01 92-97
128.              2000 - 01 Aurangabad Ellora Archaeological Survey of India Historical Culture IAR 2000 - 2001 97
129.              2000 - 01 Nagpur Dhamana Linga Department of Ancient History Culture and Archaeology, Nagpur University, Nagpur  Megalithic Culture and Historical Culture IAR 2000 - 01 99-107
130.              2000 - 01 Raigarh Elephanta  Archaeological Survey of India Historical Culture IAR 2000 - 01 107
131.              2003 - 2004 Aurangabad Daulatabad Archaeological Survey of India Medieval Culture    
132.              2004 – 2005 Aurangabad Daulatabad Archaeological Survey of India Medieval Culture    
133.              2005 - 2006 Aurangabad Daulatabad Archaeological Survey of India Medieval Culture    
134.              2006 - 2007 Aurangabad Daulatabad Archaeological Survey of India Medieval Culture IAR 2006-07 40
135.              2009 - 2010 Aurangabad Daulatabad Archaeological Survey of India Medieval Culture IAR 2009-10 79
136.              2009 - 2010 Jalgaon Changdev Archaeological Survey of India Scientific debris clearance IAR 2009-10 93