PREHISTORIC AND POST HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES OF RAYAGADA DISTRICT

Since the beginning of human civilization the status of people of Rayagada have left no evidence of their existence. History's have divided the earliest settlers of this district in two phases the Paleolithic and Neolithic. The glimpses of the above stated way of life is even now traceable from different tribal hamlets of Rayagada district. In the prehistoric days as per several survey has picked-up their own culture society. During the proto historic period Rayagada district was inhabited by non-Aryan races of people. The spirit of local autonomy with well marked political units and the isolationist spirit was maintained have although there was political catastrophes and kaleidoscopic changes such as the nature of the primitive inhabitants of this region even today, which is reflected in their day to day activities.