[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989) › v1.c11.s15.1 # An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c11.s15.1 An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c11.s15.1 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c11.s15.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c11.s15.1) Needles—round and oblong pins of various sizes, with one end pointed and the other thick and perforated—are mainly used for stitching. The first evidence of needles in India is reported from the Neolithic \[4.6\] levels at BURZAHOM, CHIRAND, and BAGOR. - [Previous: v1.c11.s14.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c11.s14.2) - [Next: v1.c11.s15.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c11.s15.2) - [Up: v1.c11.s15](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c11.s15) ## Linked texts (3) - [Burzahom](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.site.burzahom) - [Chirand](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.site.chirand) - [Bagor](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.site.bagor) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c11.s15.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c11.s15.1) · Pramāṇa