Odisha has not so many recorded history before Kalinga war.So The historians have placed so much reliance on archeological discoveries.A lots of rock paintings have been found ,those have indicated about the stone age period of Odisha.
Historian V Ball was the first person who found stone age foot prints in Odisha in 1876.He discovered some sites in Dhenkanal, Kudabaga, Harichandanpur which are related to stone age.In 1939 E C Worman and P Acharya discovered paleolithic sites in Mayurbhanj.From 1957 to 1959 Dr GC Mohapatra found many evidence of stone age near Dhenkanal,Sundargarh,Keonjhar and Mayurbhanj.A lots of rock paintings,carvings,pots have been found.
Rock paintings are mainly found in the western part of Odisha.Asurgarh near Narla and Sisupalgarh near Bhubaneswar are the oldest metropolises in Odisha.
In western Odisha,in some parts of Kalahandi, world's largest cemetery of megalithic period have been found.Some ancient forts like Budhigarh, Amthagarh , Belkhandi and Dadpur show us that they are present from the ancient stone age.A number of plant fossils were found in the southwest basin of the Tel river shows that this region was dated back to thousands year ago.
Some paintings found in Gudahandi of Kalahandi revels that this region beloned to a good cultured society in stone age. From Chandrasagarnala a large axe was found which may be largest in size in this world.With this, place like Chilpa, Habaspur, Jampadar, Pipalnala, Godang,Belkhandi, Bijadongar,Junagarh, Gudahandi, Bicchakhaman, Budigarh, Nehena, Penjorani, Yogimath Chandrasagarnala, Karlapada, Bhaludongar, Jamugudapadar, Dongargarh, Asurgarh, Phurlijharan, Ghantmal, Kuttrukhamar, Budipadar, Mahimapadia, etc. in Kalahandi hold mesolithic and neolithic periods of history.There historians found hand axe, cleaver, pebble tools, core, blade, flake, point, celt, ring stones, microlithics etc.These are dated back to 15th to 2nd millenium BC.
In Sankarjang,Central Odisha and Golbai,coastal Odisha,many Iron tools have been found.Those are referred to metal age.
During the time of Copper Bronze age i.e 1600BC to 1000 BC, Also western odisha saw its footprints.Places like Bhimkela – Asurgarh, Kholigarh,M. Rampur,Jamugudapadar, Chandrasagarnala,etc experienced some marvelous paintings ,sign,gold articles,mud bricks which are relatd to Harappan age.
Iron Age in Odisha was spread over from 1000BC to 700 BC.The brightest example is cemetery near Tel river of Bileikani,kalahandi.
Recently Archeological survey of India found some evidence dated back to bronze age Suabarai village in Pipili of Puri district.They found soil stoves,painted soil pots,red soil pots ,bones,horns of animals of the stone age(6th June 2014).These were 3000 years old.ASI believed that there was a cultured civilization and it was destroyed some uncertain reason.
Historian V Ball was the first person who found stone age foot prints in Odisha in 1876.He discovered some sites in Dhenkanal, Kudabaga, Harichandanpur which are related to stone age.In 1939 E C Worman and P Acharya discovered paleolithic sites in Mayurbhanj.From 1957 to 1959 Dr GC Mohapatra found many evidence of stone age near Dhenkanal,Sundargarh,Keonjhar and Mayurbhanj.A lots of rock paintings,carvings,pots have been found.
Rock paintings are mainly found in the western part of Odisha.Asurgarh near Narla and Sisupalgarh near Bhubaneswar are the oldest metropolises in Odisha.
In western Odisha,in some parts of Kalahandi, world's largest cemetery of megalithic period have been found.Some ancient forts like Budhigarh, Amthagarh , Belkhandi and Dadpur show us that they are present from the ancient stone age.A number of plant fossils were found in the southwest basin of the Tel river shows that this region was dated back to thousands year ago.
Some paintings found in Gudahandi of Kalahandi revels that this region beloned to a good cultured society in stone age. From Chandrasagarnala a large axe was found which may be largest in size in this world.With this, place like Chilpa, Habaspur, Jampadar, Pipalnala, Godang,Belkhandi, Bijadongar,Junagarh, Gudahandi, Bicchakhaman, Budigarh, Nehena, Penjorani, Yogimath Chandrasagarnala, Karlapada, Bhaludongar, Jamugudapadar, Dongargarh, Asurgarh, Phurlijharan, Ghantmal, Kuttrukhamar, Budipadar, Mahimapadia, etc. in Kalahandi hold mesolithic and neolithic periods of history.There historians found hand axe, cleaver, pebble tools, core, blade, flake, point, celt, ring stones, microlithics etc.These are dated back to 15th to 2nd millenium BC.
In Sankarjang,Central Odisha and Golbai,coastal Odisha,many Iron tools have been found.Those are referred to metal age.
During the time of Copper Bronze age i.e 1600BC to 1000 BC, Also western odisha saw its footprints.Places like Bhimkela – Asurgarh, Kholigarh,M. Rampur,Jamugudapadar, Chandrasagarnala,etc experienced some marvelous paintings ,sign,gold articles,mud bricks which are relatd to Harappan age.
Iron Age in Odisha was spread over from 1000BC to 700 BC.The brightest example is cemetery near Tel river of Bileikani,kalahandi.
Recently Archeological survey of India found some evidence dated back to bronze age Suabarai village in Pipili of Puri district.They found soil stoves,painted soil pots,red soil pots ,bones,horns of animals of the stone age(6th June 2014).These were 3000 years old.ASI believed that there was a cultured civilization and it was destroyed some uncertain reason.
