Country India District Yadgir district Time zone IST (UTC+5:30) Area code 08444 | State Karnataka Taluka Shorapur PIN 585215 ISO 3166 code ISO 3166-2:IN | |
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Hunasagi (Hunsagi, Kannada: ಹುಣಸಗಿ ) is a town in the Shorapur taluk of Yadgir district in Karnataka state, India. A number of early Palaeolithic sites were found in Hunasagi. Hunasagi is 48 km southwest of the distinct headquarters, Yadgir and 33 km from Shorapur. The nearest railhead is in Yadgir.
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Map of Hunasagi, Karnataka 585215
Demographics
At the 2001 census, Hunasagi had 10,555 inhabitants, with 5526 males and 5029 females.
Archaeological sites
One late stage Old Stone Age site, excavated at Hunasagi, contained stone tools and weapons made from a reddish-brown chert. Tools found included longish blades with sharp edges and many multi purpose instruments.
At some sites, large numbers of tools, used for all sorts of activities, were found, suggesting that these were probably habitation-cum factory sites. In some of the other, smaller sites, there is evidence to suggest that they were locations where just tools were made. Some of the sites were close to springs. Most of the tools were made from the local limestone.