[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.c25.s1.2 # An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c25.s1.2 An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c25.s1.2 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c25.s1.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c25.s1.2) According to Yazdani, 1917, 1918, they are 130 in number, while according to Lal, 1960, they are around 60; others count up to 150 and odd, depending upon one's own view about certain variations. They are only rarely found on the Neolithic pottery \[11.1\] but are common on the Harappa \[11.3\], late Harappa \[11.4\] Chalcolithic \[11.7-12\] and Megalithic \[11.15\] pottery. They also occur as pre-firing symbols on the pre-Harappa pottery \[11.2\], particularly at Amri in Sind, where sometimes they are called 'proto-Harappan characters'. The Harappa sites with graffito-marked pottery are Harappa, Mohenjo-daro, KALIBANGAN, and the late Harappa ones are RANGPUR, LOTHAL (upper levels), etc. The Chalcolithic sites are NEVASA, CHANDOLI, NAVDATOLI, PRAKASH, KORAT, BAHAL, TEKWADA and others. The Megalithic sites which have yielded a large amount of pottery with graffito marks include sites like SANUR, T. NARSIPUR, FEROKE, TOZHUPEDU, JADIGENHALLI, MASKI, CHANDRAVALLI, SAVANDURG, etc. - [Previous: v1.c25.s1.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c25.s1.1) - [Next: v1.c25.s1.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c25.s1.3) - [Up: v1.c25.s1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c25.s1) ## Linked texts (11) - [Lothal](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.site.lothal) - [Kālībangan](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.site.kalibangan) - [Rangpur](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.site.rangpur) - [Nevasa](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.site.nevasa) - [Maski](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.site.maski) - [Navdatoli](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.site.navdatoli) - [Prakash](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.site.prakash) - [Bahal](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.site.bahal) - [Tekwada](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.site.tekwada) - [T. Narsipur](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.site.t-narsipur) - [Savandurg](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.site.savandurg) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c25.s1.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c25.s1.2) · Pramāṇa