An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c26.252.3

v1.c26.252.3

Punjab, 27, 28 Late Tertiary period, Cuddalore formation of, 208 laterites, 130, 204, 207, 209 *Lathyrus sativus* (*kesari, mattari*), 8 *Lathyrus sphaericus*, 8 Lauriya-Araraj, monolithic column at, 299 Lauriya-Nandangarh, 268; gold leaves embossed with mother goddess figure at, 263; monolithic column at, 299; *stūpas* at, 294, 299 Lazimi, tools at, 59 le Mesurier, H.P., 118 lead metallurgy, 326-27 lead technology, 327 legumes (pulses), 7-8, 103 Leh valley, megaliths in, 116; slabbed cist at, 115 Lekhahia, animal remains from, 37; blade and burins at, 32; ¹⁴C-dated time-spreads of, 170; iron arrowheads at, 43; sequence of industries at, 45 Lempaka, canals and sluices at, 296 *Lens culinaris* (lentil, *masur*), 8, 103, 104, 105, 122, 198, 319 leopard, 251, 282 Lepcha character, 368 Lepsius, 366 *Leptobos*, 307; *Leptobos frazeri*, 308 *Lepus nigricollis*, 311 *Lepus nigricollis* Cuvier (Indian hare), 314 Leshnik, L.S., 115, 128, 198, 297 Levallois, and blade-detaching techniques, 31; element, 30, 31; flake, 23, 24, 30, 198;-Mousterian culture, 28; technique, 25, 31, 332 Levi, 369 lid, 127, 128, 135, 137, 142, 152, 154; funnel-shaped, 125; inkpot-typed, 131, knobbed, 119; -cum-bowl, 131 Liddar valley, 206, 213, tools found in, 19 *Linum usitatissimum* (linseed, *alsi*), 7, 8, 105 lion, 261 lithic, 36, 114, 118; artefacts, 34; assemblage, 246; blade tool industry, 34, 102, 106; blade tool technology, 32; cultures (Africa), 19, industry, 32, 101, 102, 206, 298;