An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c25.s4.t1.11

v1.c25.s4.t1.11

Stuli in the form of carrot-shaped cones of terracotta, bone and ivory have been reported from practically all the sites of the Harappa culture including Harappa and Mohenjo-daro besides of course many unspecified bone pieces. Bone and ivory styli have been reported from the late Neolithic [4.6.4] levels of CHIRAND and SONPUR and also from PGW [4.15] levels at ATRANJIKHERA and HASTINĀPURA. KAYATHA has yielded both the types from the NBPW [4.18] levels. The earliest use of the stylus is indicated by the clay seals of the Euphrates-Tigris delta datable to 3000 B.C. [It is likely that many of the bone/ivory objects described as styli were actually arrow-heads, 19.3, 1 or points.]