The Personality of India: Pre- and Proto-historic Foundation of India and Pakistan c17.s3.14

c17.s3.14

In this wide range of distribution in space and time, is it possible to draw a dividing line between the pottery? Such a possibility was discussed by N. R. Banerji.¹ His reasons were: (1) difference in the outer colour, (2) use of fast and slow wheels, (3) use of salt glazing, and (4) differences in form and chronology. Most of these points have been disposed off already. The border where the line can be drawn is arbitrary, if we bear in mind the distance between Maski (belonging to the Southern Megalithic area) and Nevasa (belonging to the Northern group). If the distinction is sought to be made on the system of burials, our knowledge is too meagre at this stage about megaliths in Northern India. We have already put forward a suggestion that iron and black-and-red ware might have been adopted by the megalithic people or the vice-versa. Bahal burials (Tekwada) seem to indicate a sort of connection.