PHYSICAL PROGRAMME

Gottiprolu - An Early Trade Centre in Andhra Pradesh

Illustrated lecture by Dr. T. Sree Lakshmi, Director, Archaeological Survey of India

Chair: Shri B.M. Pande

Excavations by Archaeological Survey India at Gottiprolu, near Nellore district in Andhra Pradesh has uncovered the remains of a huge settlement. A fortified Satavahana urban trade centre on the South-east coast of India, the excavations have revealed literary, inscriptional and etymological evidences.