Daimabad

Now deserted, the village of Daimabad lies on the left bank of the Pravara, a Godavari tributary, in Shrirampur taluka of Ahmednagar district, and is an important archaeological site. B.P. Bopardikar found it in 1958, and the Archaeological Survey of India dug there three times: under M.N. Deshpande in 1958–59, S.R. Rao in 1974–75 and S.A. Sali from 1975 to 1979. The results showed that late Harappan culture reached the Deccan Plateau.

About 5 metres of deposits reveal five Chalcolithic phases: Savalda, late Harappan, Daimabad, Malwa and Jorwe, spanning roughly 2300 to 1000 BCE. The earliest houses had mud walls with rounded ends, hearths and storage pits, and their people grew barley, lentils, peas and gram. Finds include copper and bronze rings, beads of shell, carnelian and agate, and microliths. The site is best known for its bronze objects, some showing Harappan influence.