India, July 22 -- Archaeologists have reported the discovery of what is believed to be India's largest known ancient stone labyrinth - a rare 15-circuit, circular structure in Khadki on the Solapur-Dharashiv border - shedding fresh light on the Satavahana-era trade network that connected the Deccan to the Roman world. The findings have been published in the July 2026 edition of Caerdroia, an international journal dedicated to labyrinth studies. The research was carried out by Sachin Bhagwan Patil and P D Sabale of the department of ancient Indian history, culture and archaeology at the Deccan College Post-graduate and Research Institute, Pune.

The labyrinth was first unearthed in late 2025 by members of the Nature Conservation Circle wor...