Kallur or Kallūru is an archaeological site and village located in the Manvi taluk of Raichur district in the state of Karnataka, India.
The site came into prominence with the discovery of antennae swords in the 1930s, which was the first instance of the Copper Hoard culture being discovered in South India.
[2] Villagers living around Kallur discovered three antennaed swords under a boulder on Pirbannur hillock in the 1930s.
[1][3] Robert von Heine-Geldern postulated that these swords were influenced by the Koban culture, but the Indian archaeologist B.
[4][5] On the Yammigudda hillock; buffaloes, miniature bulls and a man have been found painted over a rock face.