Early historic sites in Bhogavati River Basin with special reference to Barshi Taluka, Dist Solapur, Maharashtra

Abstract

Barshi taluka is one of the 11 tehsils of Solapur district in the Maharashtra India. River Bhogavati is large tributary of river Sina, originates at south facing scarps of Balaghat range in Osmanabad district &flows through Osmanabad enters in Barshi taluka of Solapur district. The period begins from the 6th century BCE to the 4thcentury BCE. It is an important time span in the development of Indian history, socio-economic factor. In early historic period Black &Red ware potteries, Red Polished potteries and Black Slipped potteries were found at Zadi, Pangaon, Pimpalgaon Sites. These types belong to early historic& early medieval period. These types were not found in next phase of medieval period. From this period may be this region has lost all connections with other parts of country or people using such kind of utensils were not in existence in medieval period mostly potteries found with coarse red ware variety. With reference to size of pottery, if compared in both periods there is not much difference in size of pottery.