ABSTRACT
This chapter deals with the results of an initial study of plant remains recovered by macroscopic examination of habitation deposits and dry- and wet-sieving procedures during excavations at the multicultural site of Adam (Lat. 21° 00′ N, Long. 79° 27′ E), Nagpur District, Maharashtra (Fig. 2.1). From a geographical standpoint, the site lies in a typical subcontinental monsoon terrain, with two cropping seasons and mixed multiple cropping patterns practised by the present-day farmers. The site, which lies about 60 km southeast of Nagpur, one of the two capitals of the State of Maharashtra, was excavated by the Excavation Branch of the Archaeological Survey of India, under the supervision of Dr Amarendra Nath, for four seasons from 1988 to 1992.
