An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c2.14
An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c2.14
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| 6.27 Terracotta Cakes | 187 | 11.14 | Painted Grey Ware (PGW) | 241 |
| 6.28 Vessels. Special | 188 | 11.15 | Megalithic | 243 |
| 6.29 Weights and Measures | 190 | 11.16 | Northern Black Polished Ware | |
| | | | (NBPW) and Associated Wares | 251 |
| ## 7. ENVIRONMENTAL ARCHAEOLOGY | **192** | 11.17 | Vesiculated Ware | 257 |
| 7.1 Geochronology | 192 | 11.18 | Megarian Ware | 257 |
| 7.2 Neutron Activation Analysis | 192 | 11.19 | Amphorae | 257 |
| 7.3 Palaeoclimate | 193 | 11.20 | Arretine Ware | 258 |
| 7.4 Palynology | 193 | 11.21 | Rouletted Ware | 258 |
| | | 11.22 | Russet-Coated Painted Ware | 258 |
| ## 8. FOREIGN OBJECTS | **195** | 11.23 | Red Polished Ware | 259 |
| 8.1 Terracotta Objects | 195 | 11.24 | Rang Mahal Ware | 260 |
| 8.2 Glass Objects | 195 | 11.25 | Celadon Ware | 260 |
| 8.3 Metal Objects | 195 | 11.26 | Glazed Ware | 260 |
| 8.4 Seals. Sealings and Intaglios | 196 | ## 12. RITUAL AND CULT OBJECTS | **261** |
| 8.5 Coins | 196 | 12.1 | Amulets | 261 |
| | | 12.2 | Censers | 261 |
| ## 9. GEOPHYSICAL CO-ORDINATES | **197** | 12.3 | Cult Objects | 262 |
| 9.1 Black Cotton Soil | 197 | 12.4 | Disposal of the Dead | 265 |
| 9.2 Deserts | 197 | 12.5 | Head-rests | 267 |
| 9.3 Earthquakes | 201 | 12.6 | Mother Goddess | 267 |
| 9.4 Floods | 202 | 12.7 | Pillars (Memorial) and Sati Stones | 269 |
| 9.5 Fossil Sand-dunes | 203 | 12.8 | Relics and Relic Caskets | 270 |
| 9.6 Laterites | 204 | 12.9 | Sarcophagi | 275 |
| 9.7 Miliolites | 204 | 12.10 | Sex Symbols | 276 |
| 9.8 Quaternary Age | 205 | 12.11 | Votive Tanks | 277 |
| 9.9 River Terraces | 212 | | | |
| 9.10 River Valleys and Changes in | | ## 13. ROCK ART | **279** |
| River Courses | 213 | 13.1 | Distribution | 279 |
| 9.11 Sea Level | 215 | 13.2 | Location | 281 |
| | | 13.3 | Superimposition | 281 |
| ## 10. ORNAMENTS, GEMS, ETC. | **216** | 13.4 | State of Preservation | 281 |
| 10.1 Beads | 216 | 13.5 | Colour and Style | 281 |
| 10.2 Gems, Inlays and Intaglios | 222 | 13.6 | Relative Chronology | 282 |
| 10.3 Other Ornaments | 223 | 13.7 | Contents | 282 |
| | | 13.8 | Other Forms | 283 |
| ## 11. POTTERY | **225** | 13.9 | Motive Behind Rock Art | 283 |
| 11.1 Neolithic | 225 | 13.10 | Dating | 283 |
| 11.2 Pre-Harappa | 228 | 13.11 | Significance | 284 |
| 11.3 Harappa | 230 | ## 14. SETTLEMENTS | **285** |
| 11.4 Late Harappa | 233 | 14.1 | Ecology and Pattern | 285 |
| 11.5 Ochre-coloured Ware (OCW) | 234 | 14.2 | Amphitheatres | 292 |
| 11.6 Black-and-Red Ware | | 14.3 | Ash Mounds | 292 |
| (Non-Megalithic) | 234 | 14.4 | Asura Sites | 293 |
| 11.7 Kayatha Ware | 238 | 14.5 | Baths and Privies | 293 |
| 11.8 Prabhas Ware | 238 | 14.6 | Building Materials | 294 |
| 11.9 Lustrous Red Ware | 238 | 14.7 | Canals and Channels | 296 |
| 11.10 Malwa Ware | 239 | 14.8 | Docks and Wharfs | 297 |
| 11.11 Jorwe Ware | 239 | 14.9 | Fortifications and Moats | 297 |
| 11.12 Savalda Ware | 240 | 14.10 | Ghats | 298 |
| 11.13 Black-slipped Ware | 240 | | | |