An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c26.383

v1.c26.383

*Pinus roxburghii* Sargent (Chir), 9 Pinyani, tools from, 23 Pipalda, 53 Pipalia, 53 Pipli, 91 Piprahwa, 290, 365; epigraphs at, 173; gold leaves at, 263; gold plaques from, 268; inscriptions from, 365; relic casket at, 271; settlement at, 290; *stūpa* at, 173, 271 *Pisum arvense* (Field pea, *matar*), 8 *Pisum arvense* L., 85 *Pisum sativum* (Garden pea, *matar*), 8 pit, 61, 63, 147; burials, 124, 125, 126; circles, 114, 123, 124, 125; -dwellings, 301-302; hearths, 63; *see also* dwelling pits Pitalkhora, rock-cut *caityagṛhas* at, 300 Pithaora, Jaina centre at, 301 Pithoragarh, tin-bearing localities in, 328 plant remains, 212, 288 plaques, 137, 138, 141, 142, 143, 152, 154, 156, 159, 161, 162, 171, 331, 366 plaster, 134, 145, 295 Pleistocene, 1, 2, 4, 5, 39, 48, 165, 193, 194, 205-10, 213, 285, 307; Age, 209, 210, 211; deposits, 23, 31; evidence, 164; fauna, 311-13; formation, 26; glaciation, 21, 312, humped cattle, 2; geology, 164, 165; Ice Age chronometer, 164; remains, 31; sediments, 25 Pleisto-Holocene boundary, 210 Pliocene, 194, 205 Plio-Pleistocene boundary, 205, 209, 307 plough, 150, 319; coulters, 125; -shares, 147, 184, 319 Pochampad, ivory comb from, 345; pit circles at, 123 Podasingdi, archaeological remains from, 301; Jaina centre at, 301 point(s), 35, 36, 37, 41, 45, 46, 51, 52, 66, 100, 101, 103, 107, 109, 198, 299, 332, 337, 354, 370 Pokarna, black-and-red ware at, 237 Polished Stone Axe (Neolithic), 126 polishers, 51 Pollechettis Cheru Gudda, sarcophagus at, 275 pollens, 6; *Cerealia*-type, 48, 194, 198, 201; morphology and distribution of, 193-94; Rajasthan lakes, 214; sequence, 210; zones, 194 *Polygonum* Sp., 8 polyhedrons, 331 polytone cream-slipped ware, 77, 231 Pompeii, ivory figure of Lakṣmī from, 348; ivory statue from, 148 Pondi, 74; copper axe from, 176; copper rings or bangles from, 93 Pondicherry, Megalithic Black-and-Red Ware at, 111; trap dykes at, 68 Poondi, 26; stratigraphic studies at, 208; tools at, 22 Porbandar, 204 Porkalam, hood stones from, 130; port-holed cist at, 130; rock-cut caves at, 129; umbrella stones at, 130, urn burials at, 130 port-hole, 112, 115, 119, 123, 124, 125, 127, 128, 130 port-holed cist *see* cist Porter, S.C., 205 Poseidon, bronze statuette of, 196 Post-glacial (T₅), 206 post-Harappa culture, 184, 217 post-Neolithic period, iron-smelting activities of, 292 post-Pleistocene microlithic industry, 58 post-Stone Age, 16; settlements, 287-92 Potana (Potali), 132 Potanda, black-and-red ware, 237; stone celts from, 56 pot-rests, 97 pot-making, coil method of, 49