Excavation yields give fillip to push for UNESCO heritage tag for Lakkundi

Key Highlights

• The yield of Neolithic relics came close on the heels of a “treasure” being found by a family in the village while digging to lay the foundation for a house.
• The excavation here — about 12 kilometres from district headquarters Gadag and once known as ‘village of hundred wells and temples’ — are part of sustained efforts to restore the historical significance of Lakkundi.
• It is believed that several architectural wonders still remain covered by houses and other structures or buried beneath the ground in the village.
• A view of the excavation site near Kote Veerabhadreswhar Temple in Lakkundi village in Gadag district where excavation was initiated on January 16.
• | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Earlier known as Lokkigundi, the village finds mention in inscriptions dating back to the 11th and 12th centuries.