Daimabad is a deserted village and an
archaeological site on the left bank of the
Pravara River, a tributary of the
Godavari River in Srirampur
taluka in
Ahmednagar district of
Maharashtra state in
India. This site was discovered by B. P. Bopardikar in 1958. It has been excavated three times so far by the
Archaeological Survey of India teams. The first excavation in 1958-9 was carried out under the direction of M. N. Deshpande. The second excavation in 1974-5 was led by
S. R. Rao. Finally, the excavations between 1975-6 and 1978-9 were carried out under the direction of S. A. Sali. Discoveries at Daimabad suggest that Late Harappan culture extended into the Deccan Plateau in India.Daimabad is famous for the recovery of many bronze goods, some of which were influenced by the
Harappan culture.