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Jwalapuram
Sign in to saveJwalapuram (meaning "City of fire" in Telugu) is an archaeological site in the Nandyal district of Andhra Pradesh, southern India, which shows hominid habitation before and after the Toba event (73 kya) according to the Toba catastrophe theory. It is unclear what species of humans settled Jwalapuram as no fossil remains have yet been found.
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Jwalapuram (meaning "City of fire" in Telugu) is an archaeological site in the Nandyal district of Andhra Pradesh, southern India, which shows hominid habitation before and after the Toba event (73 kya) according to the Toba catastrophe theory. It is unclear what species of humans settled Jwalapuram as no fossil remains have yet been found.
thumb|The location of Jwalapuram in context with other prehistoric sites in the region of river valleys of Krishna River and [[Tungabhadra River.]]
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