Navdatoli, Maheshwar

Navdatoli is a pre-historic place which is located on either side of the river Narmada. The uniqueness of this site lies in the fact that it has housed many cultures starting from the Paleolithic Period to the end of 18th century. The ruins of Navdatoli were discovered in 1950 during an excavation.

Artifacts such as painted pottery of a forgotten age as well as many microliths were found on this site during the excavation. The ruins of the ancient houses found here were either rectangle in shape or circular of around 3 m in circumference.

These houses had bamboo walls and the roof were made of mud. It is believed that the third period of the culture of Navdatoli belongs to somewhere between 1500 BC and 1200 BC. Students of Anthropology from all over India visit this place. Navdatoli is worth visiting while at Maheshwar.