The Personality of India: Pre- and Proto-historic Foundation of India and Pakistan c17.s1.2

c17.s1.2

A second complication was the discovery of a painted variety of this ware in the Chalcolithic levels at Navda Toli again started a new line. Besides by its first recognition at Rangpur, now we know that its epi-centre is in the Chambal basin in Eastern Rajasthan. At Ahar, we have nearly 20 feet deposits of this ware. It was noticed at Nagda and Lothal in the earliest levels under the mud-brick platforms. This discovery gave fresh food for thought and its relation (1) to the local wares of the site, where it occurs in small quantities and (2) to the succeeding Iron Age pottery of the Early Historic period came into lime light. Hence it gave rise to the following questions :