The site of Gottiprolu (13° 56’ 48” N; 79° 59’ 14” E) lies on the right bank of a distributary of river Swarnamukhi about seventeen kilometres east of Naidupet and eighty kilometres from Tirupati and Nellore.

The excavation revealed the presence of brick-built structures in different sizes and forms. The available brick sizes (43 - 48 cms) are comparable with the Satavahana or Ikshvaku period structures in Krishna valley i.e. Amaravati and Nagarjunakonda.

Detailed topographical study and drone images have helped in identifying an early historic settlement surrounded by a fortification and the possibility of a moat encircling it.

Apart from the excavated remains, one of the most major find was the discovery of a buried Vishnu sculpture from the western part of the village. Subsequent excavations conducted around the image revealed it to be a life-size image of Vishnu measuring about 2 meters in height.