An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c26.132

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terracotta figurines in, 268; terracotta making centre in, 340; *see also* West Bengal Benkal, paintings and bruisings on the rock-face at, 67 Berach-Wagan basin, Acheulian tradition from, 24 Berachampa, fortified town at, 143 *Berboris ceratophylla* G. Don., fossil leaf-impression of, 206 Belgaum (Dt), kitchen walls in, 306 Besia, Neolithic sites at, 58 Besnagar, 53; antimony rods at, 342; beads at, 219; bone arrowheads at, 352, 354; brass signet ring from, 224; centres of ivory-working at, 219; charred wheat from, 144; coins of Satavāhana kings at, 145; copper and soapstone finger rings from, 222, copper kohl sticks at, 342; copper weight from, 190; early historical knives at, 181, 356; finger rings with symbols of *nandīpada* and *svastika* from, 222; flesh-rubbers at, 346; gamesmen from, 179; Garuda Pillar at, 146; ivory combs at, 346; moats at, 298; NBPW at, 144; NBPW ¹⁴C dates from 256; ornaments from, 222; PGW at, 144; remains of temple at, 144; ring-wells from, 306; sealings from, 14; settlement at, 132, 291; storage canal at, 296; spouted vessels at, 188; tiles at, 296; votive tank at, 277 *Bessia latifolia* Roxb. (*mahua*) at, 8 Betamcharla, artefact from cave near, 37; blade tools at, 32 Betul (Dt), 121 *Betula utilis* D. Don., fossil leaf impression of, 206 Betwa valley culture, 53 bezel, crystal, 154 Bhadahwan Pahar, monuments around, 119; tombs at, 98 Bhadne, Upper Palaeolithic implements at, 36 Bhadra, 70, 72 Bhagalpur, sling-balls from, 187 Bhagatrav, 79, 290;

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evidence of flood at, 202; Harappa settlement at, 73; transitional cultures at, 90 Bhagirathi basin, 157 Bhagwanpura, 18, 91, 108, 109; animal figurines at, 338; anthropomorphic figures at, 340; black-and-red ware at, 235; Black-slipped Ware at, 240; burial at, 267, evidence of flood at, 202; Harappa pottery at, 90; late Harappa settlement at, 289; oblong graves at, 267; PGW cultures at, 91; rams with deep incision at, 338 Bhagwansar, faience bangles at, 321 Bhaikṣukī style (Al-Bīrunī), 367 Bhaja, rock-cut *caityagṛhas* at, 300 Bhalukpung, brick-built hill fort at, 158 Bhamer, ash-mounds at, 103 Bhandara (Dt), stone circles in, 121 Bhandarkar, D. R., 14, 296 Bhangarh, implements at, 23 Bhangat, Neolithic sites at, 58 Bharatpur, 290; animal figurines from, 100; black-and-red ware at, 237; ¹⁴C dates from, 100, 238, Chalcolithic sites at, 99; Chalcolithic settlement at, 290; Iron Age settlement at, 290, Megalithic remains at, 116, 118; open hearths at, 99, polished stone celts at, 99, 100, vase, bowl etc., at, 237 Bharhut, art of, 300; Buddhist establishments at, 145; railed *stūpas* at, 299 Bharuch, centres of trade at, 138, 139 Bhatiya, 367 Bhatkuli, early and late historical *Sorghum* (*jowar*) at, 7; early historical *Cicer arientinum* (chick pea, *channa*) at, 7 Bhattiprolu, relic caskets at, 149, 272; sculpture, inscribed slabs, etc. at, 162; silver plate inscription from, 360, *stūpas* at, 300 Bhils, 316 Bhilwara (Dt), tin-bearing localities, in, 328 Bhīma valley, 104;

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fauna from, 308; fossils from, 310; Jorwe settlements in, 96; Malwa ware in, 239; palaeontological studies in, 311; radiocarbon assay for shells from, 192 Bhimbandh, cultural remains from, 31; discoveries from, 24; Lower Palaeolithic tools from, 22 Bhimbetka, 32, 211, 285; animal remains from, 37; black-burin assemblage at, 36; blades, 41; blade industry at, 33; blade tools at, 32; bone points at, 41; burials at, 42; ¹⁴C date from, 43; ¹⁴C-dated time-spreads of, 170; domestication of animals at, 166; Early Holocene industry at, 211; emerald-green used for painting at, 281; evidence from, 287; *gong* (cup-marks) from, 55; grave offerings at, 42; human figures wearing double-horned mask from, 182; hunting scenes at, 292; marks at, 182; Mesolithic deposits at, 39; Mesolithic occupation at, 286-87; Mesolithic settlement at, 39; Mesolithic sites at, 37, 41; paintings at, 166, 282; perforated heavy discoid stone at, 41; pottery at, 43; rock-shelters at, 20, 21, 22, 23, 27, 40, 166, 279, 281, 284, 285, 286; shallow querns and rubbers at 41; shelter converted into cave temples at, 281; sherds at, 43; Stone Age communities at, 281; stone walls at, 41, 287; zoo rock of, 282 Bhimgarh (Dt Birbhum), stone celts from, 56 Bhir Mound (Taxila), 168, 254, 354; daggers from, 355; gem stones at, 222; Greek Black Ware at, 251; iron arrowhead at, 353; *kaca* from, 219; NBPW at, 251; ring-wells at, 306; stone mortars at, 186; terracotta human figurines of, 135;

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wells at, 304, 306 Bhishmaknagar, 159 Bhita, 133; aquatic animal on the floor at, 278; bezel at, 223; censers from, 261; clay figurines at, 341; copper finger rings from, 223, horse and elephant figurines at, 339; iron padlock from, 153; Kushan level 'human' pot, from, 189; *linga* with five human busts from, 277; Mahiṣamardinī plaques from, 263; moduled reliefs at bullock-cart and horse chariots at, 339; mother goddess in stone disc at, 268; NBPW at, 251; nude goddess at, 269; ring-wells at, 306; roofed house-like arrangement at, 278; seals and sealing of cultic value from, 264; sex symbol at, 277; snakes in relief at, 278; spouted vase from, 265; tank with seven figurines (*sapta-mātṛkas*) at, 278; terracotta flat tablets from, 190; terracotta rings at, 305; votive tank at, 277, 278; well at, 305, 306; wheeled toys from, 180 Bhitargaon, temples at, 294 Bhitarī, archaeological data from, 152; clay figurines at, 341; horse and elephant figurines at, 339; plaster from, 295; Viṣṇu temple at, 152 Bhojpur, 281; *stūpa*-shaped reliquary at, 272 Bhokardan, 6, 7, 8; aquatic animals on the floor at, 278; bead-making centre at, 217; bells of copper at, 177; birds on rims at, 277, combs from, 345; copper finger rings with bezel from, 222; dabbers from, 329; early historical *Cajanus cajan* (pigeon pea), *arhar*, *tuver*) at 7; early historical *Cier arientinum* (chick-pea, *chana*) at, 7; early historical *Dolichos lablab* var *tignosus* (field bean) at, 8;

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early historical *Eleusine coracana* (finger millet, *ragi*) at, 6; early historical *Phaseolusmungo* (black gram, *urd*) at, 8; early historical *Pisum arvense* (field pea, *matar*) at, 8, early historical *Zizyphus jujuba* (ber) at, 7; early to late historical *Triticum* (wheat) at, 7; flesh-rubbers at, 346; handled vessels from, 189; handmade figurines at, 180; hearths at, 184; horizontal handled ladles from, 189; ivory statue from, 148; *kinnarī* pot at, 189; knives from, 355; lamps on rims at, 277; nude goddess at, 269; rings at, 222; snakes in relief at, 278; spouted jars from, 188; steps at, 277; terracotta and kaolin figurines at, 341; tiles at, 296; votive tanks at, 277, 278 Bhola Nath, 314 Bhopal, 23, 281; Neolithic remains at, 54; rock art sites at, 279 Bhubaneswar, commemorative lingas at, 277, Mukteśvara temple at, 161; Vaitāl Deul at, 160; *yakṣanāgas* images at, 160 Bhurja-patra, 360 bichrome painted ware, 228