The Personality of India: Pre- and Proto-historic Foundation of India and Pakistan c9.17

c9.17

About the pottery, Ehrich very aptly remarks, "some concern was voiced over the heavy emphasis on pottery, with the comment that a pottery style by itself does not constitute a culture. However, for the purposes of cross dating, pottery does fill most of the requirements. It is short-lived, normally present in great quantity, usually well-preserved once it has been broken, distinctive with regard to locality and period, and an inherently complex criterion, in that, it is subject to infinite variation in technique, form and style of decoration. While a pottery type admittedly does not constitute culture, it is a valuable index criterion."