Early India and Pakistan to Ashoka c6.s1.5

c6.s1.5

At Ahichchhatrā in U.P., where the ware was first recognized, it occurred mainly below the Northern Black Polished or N.B.P. Ware (see below), though there was some likelihood of an overlap between the two. At the more carefully excavated Hastināpura on the Ganges, however, there was a stratigraphical gap between the P.G. Ware and the overlying N.B.P. Ware, and there is a hint of a similar gap at Kaushāmbi on the Jumna, though the evidence there is less abundant. Other sites confirm the general sequence of the two wares. Moreover, whilst the N.B.P. Ware is associated with iron implements, the P.G. Ware is found exclusively with copper or bronze: even the stone industries which often accompany the use of copper in India seem to be absent from P.G. Ware levels.