In Tadbidi we have been faced with an almost completely destroyed ashmound. The agricultural works have eroded the original mound and left only a tiny portion of it that rests on the side of the associated hill (grey dot in the photo). The grey line in the photo shows the extension of the area of high density of cultural material (pottety and stone industry). The soil of this area also present a typical ashy color. The estension of the area is probably larger than the original ashmound, due to dispersal of material and soil by agricultural works. 

Our priority has been to document the ashmound through the collection of the most comprehensive dataset of archaeological evidence from the surviving deposits. We have cleaned a natural section, reaching the base of the deposits, and collected archaebotanical and geoarchaeological samples. Due to the high danger this ashmound is exposed, we have decided to also carry out a gridded survey to evaluate the desity, type and distribution of the cultural material associated with the ashmound.

A detailed survey of the surrounding plane and hills was also carried out to evaluate the possible presence of other cultural deposits. One of the hills next to Tadbidi is today a sacred area dedicated to Hanuman and some rocks are carved with images of the god. No other prehistoric occupation was discovered but the pottery observed shows a long frequentation of the area, from the Neolithc to the Historic period.