Kadiyala Venkateswara Rao (born 7 April 1948) is a retired sports Deputy director in Sports Authority of Andhra Pradesh,[1] a professional freelance-archaeologist. He hails from Tenali in Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh. He is credited with the exploration and identification of a large number of prehistoric and Buddhist sites in Andhra Pradesh in the recent years. (2010–2014)
Kadiyala Venkateswara Rao | |
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| Born | 7 April 1948 |
| Occupation(s) | Retired Deputy Director in SAAP, archaeologist |
Discoveries & Explorations
edit- Buddhist and Prehistoric site at Mallepadu (near Tenali) in Guntur district.[2]
- Buddhist site at Pondugula in Krishna district.[3]
- Buddhist site at Parupaka in East Godavari district.[4]
- Buddhist site at Ayyapparaju Kothapalli, Tondangi Mandal in East Godavari district.[5]
- Prehistoric site at Tetagunta in East Godavari district.[6]
- Prehistoric site at Sangamayyakonda near Amudalavalasa in Srikakulam district.[7]
- Prehistoric site at Dannanapeta near Amudalavalasa in Srikakulam district[8]
- Prehistoric site at Chittivalasa, Sailada Hills near Amudalavalasa in Srikakulam district.[9]
References
edit- ^ "Huge dolmen of Iron Age discovered". The Hindu. 20 May 2011. Archived from the original on 23 May 2011. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
- ^ P. Samuel Jonathan. "Pottery with a hoary past". The Hindu.
- ^ P. Samuel Jonathan. "Buddhist site unearthed near Mylavaram". The Hindu.
- ^ B.V.S. Bhaskar. "Another Buddhist site discovered in E. Godavari". The Hindu.
- ^ B.V.S. Bhaskar. "Another Buddhist site found". The Hindu.
- ^ B.V.S. Bhaskar. "Pre-historic habitations found in EG". The Hindu.
- ^ Special Correspondent. "Iron Age habitation found in Srikakulam". The Hindu.
{{cite web}}:|author=has generic name (help) - ^ Archaeology. "Archaeology Excavations".
- ^ K. Venkateshwarlu. "Bhimbetka-like prehistoric settlement found near Srikakulam". The Hindu.
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