Prehistoric Architecture (later half of third millennium B.C.)

In the later half of third millennium B.C., people in the central and lower Deccan (which constitute most of modern Andhra Pradesh) lived on or around granite hills. They had round or rectangular houses, 2.4 to 6 meters wide. Walls were generally made of a mixture of sticks, earth and clay; erected around 7.5 cm thick wooden posts and a bamboo screen. The roof was either conical or flat, made of bamboo strips and reeds and covered with dry leaves and clay. Of pre historic architecture only stone burials survive in different parts of the state.

Ancient Andhra people were mentioned in the text of Aitreya Brahmana as early as in the 8^th century BC. After Emperor Asoka, Simuka founded the independent Satavahana dynasty. The Satavahanas were followed by the Ikshwakus, kutus, Vrahatpalayanas and Vakatakas.