The Personality of India: Pre- and Proto-historic Foundation of India and Pakistan c14.s1.t2.62

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The latest season's work at Kausambi (1957-58) has revealed a horizon of 'Painted Grey Ware' in a slightly modified form, significantly suggesting its eastward spread. But the most interesting evidence is the occurrence of a few 'Harappan' (?) red ware sherds, one of them being a portion of the base of a dish-on-stand. The fortifications and the corbelled drain is also taken as an indication of the survival of certain Harappan traits. As already mentioned at Ukhlina in the Meerut District was found Grey Ware and black-and-red ware in association with Late or Post-Harappan pottery with terracotta cakes. At Kanouj also a few sherds of black-and-red ware were found. The excavation conducted by Shri G. R. Sharma at Kausambi, by Shri Ghosh at Rajgir, by Shri Krishnadeva at Vaisali and by Shri Vijayakant Misra at Patna, have clearly demonstrated that the N.B.P. originated in the central Gangetic valley about the 6th century B.C. and rapidly spread all over India.