An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c26.517

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Tekkalakotta, 25, 64, 67; animal remains from, 47; animal bones at, 66; axes from, 66, 107; beads from, 216, 331; black-and-red ware at, 67, 227; Boyas of, 66; ¹⁴C-dated Neolithic sites of, 170; ceramic tradition in, 106; charred remains of *kulti* at, 66, 319; copper spiral ring from, 66; *Dolichos biflorus* (*kulti*) from, 8, 319; domestication of plants from, 47; double burial at, 107; figurines of cattle at, 338; gold ornaments from, 326; gold spiral ear ornaments from, 66; Jorwe Ware at, 239; Neolithic cattle-keepers of, 317; Neolithic tools from, 333; Neolithic pottery at, 227; nodules and artefacts at, 333; *Phoenix* Sp. from, 7; practice of plastering bamboo-screen walls at, 66; settlement at, 291; stone tools and blade industry at, 65; tea-kettle from, 67; terracotta figurines of bull and birds from, 67; *Zizyphus jujuba* (ber) from, 7 Tekwada, burials at, 103; Chalcolithic Jorwe Ware at, 107, 111; graffito-marked pottery from, 359 Telugu script, 367 Tell Asmar (Akkadian deposits), etched carnelian beads at, 166; kidney-shaped bone inlays at, 86; seals of Indus style at, 84 Telod, transitional cultures at, 90 Temple, 121 Tennerı reservoir, 303 Tepe Giyan, 103 Tepe Hissar, 318; human burials from, 51 Tepe Yahya, 69, 70 Ter, 132, 148, 161, 278; aquatic animals on the floors at, 278; arrowheads from, 352, 354; beads from, 195, 219; bead-making centre at, 217; bullae at, 178; carnelian from, 220; centres of ivory-working at, 219; *Cicer arientinum* at, 7;

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*Dolichos biflorus* at, 8; finger rings at, 195; fish-hooks from, 178; glass objects from, 195; handmade figurines at, 180, 341; *Hordeum vulgare* from, 6; iron nails from, 183; knives from, 181; lamps from, 181, 195, 277, 341; *Lathyrus sativus* from, 8; *Lens culinaris* from, 8; Megarian bowls at, 257; mother-goddess at, 278; nude goddess at, 269; *Oryza* (rice) at, 6; *Pennisetum typhoideum* at, 6, 7; *Pisum arvense* at, 8; *Ricinus communis* from, 8; Roman lamps from, 181; sickles at, 187; *stūpas* at, 339, 341; terracotta suspension lamp from, 195; tiles at, 296; *Triticum* at, 7; votive tank at, 277, 278 Terdal, 67, 247; C¹⁴-dated Neolithic sites of, 170; circular passage chamber at, 124; micaceous grey sherds at, 247; Neolithic pottery at, 227 *teri*, dunes, 39, 203; industry, 41, 42, 203-204; sites, 165 *Terminalia tomentosa* W & A (laurel), 9 *terra sigillata*, 258 Terra, tools from, 23 terraces, 313, 320 terracotta, 67, 78, 131, 133, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 154, 161, 163, 179, 180, 219, 224, 249, 337, 342, 361, 362; Andhra-Kushan style of, 145; anımal figurines, 77, 83, 109, 111, 144, 338-39; art, 157; balls, 140; bangles, 71, 77, 88, 138, 224; beads, 57, 58, 66, 91, 97, 99, 102, 119, 122, 125, 137, 138, 216, 217, 275; boat, 158, 336, 337; Bodhisattva and Laksmi figures of, 263; bulls, 90, 154; bull figurines, 93, 97; bullae, 178, button-shaped seals, 104; cakes, 71, 77, 88, 90, 91, 187-88, 264, 350; cart-frames, 335, 336; cart-wheels, 146; combs, 345;

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crucibles, 93; dice, 101, 108, 109, 138, 178, 179; disc, 178, 179; double-axe, 352; drains, 76; female figurines, 77, 151; figures of Gaṅgā and Yamuna, 152; figurines, 1, 85, 101, 102, 143, 145, 148, 152, 153, 157, 158, 161, 180, 223, 267, 268, 354; figurines of bulls and birds, 67; figurines of snake, 141; finials, 154; flat tablets, 190; gaming pieces, 179; graduated rings, 104; head-rest, 267; human figurines, 83, 93, 135, 144, 339-41; humped bull, 90; inkpot, 359; kaolin-covered, 172; ladles, 189, 264; lamps, 181; legged sarcophagi, 123, 127; male figures, 195; masks, 141, 182, 183; measuring pot, 191; mould, 329; net-sinkers, 183; nodules, 82; objects, 74, 100, 151, 159, 162, 195; ornaments, 141; painted bull, 91; pendants, 223; plaque, 137, 141, 142, 143, 156, 161, 263, 269, 270, 336; plumbbobs, 187; rattles 138, 180; rings, 122, 303, 304, 305; ring-wells, 171; sarcophagus, 112, 129, 275; sculptures, 171; seal, 174; seals and sealings, 360; sealings, 143, 145, 173, 335; shaft-hole axes, 176; skin-rubbers, 346; sling balls, 244; spherical missiles of, 187; spindle-whorl, 42, 109, 187; spools, 223; suspension lamp, 195; tablet, 152; tanks, 277; toys, 108, 163, 171; toy balance, 190; toy-carts, 83; toy-cart frames, 88, 138; toy-cart wheel, 337; toy-cart wheels and bull, 78; weights, 190 Tertiary period, 209 Teshik-Tash (c.

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Asia), 29 *Tetracerus quadricornis*, 311 textiles, 334-35 Thailand, 6, 53, 368 Thajiwor, Neolithic culture at, 49 Thal valley (Baluchistan), Kharoṣṭhī inscriptions from, 369 Thanjavur, Bṛhadīśvara temple at, 163 Thapar, B.K., 17, 71, 78, 252, 253, 259, 343 Thar desert, 79 Thellier, E. and Thellier, C., 168 Theobald, 298 thermoluminescence, 94 thermoluminescent dating, 168, 174, 192 thermoremanent magnetism, 168 Thomas, Edward, 366, 369 Thomas, P.K., 314 Thou-mi-Sam-bhota, 368 Tibet, 3; slabbed cist in, 115 Tibetan characters, offshoots of, 368 tiger, 251, 282, 362 Tigris-Euphrates, 87 Tilaura-kot, saucer at, 254 tiles, 145, 147, 156, 290 Tilwara, 41, 198, 201, 287, 316; animal remains from, 37; domestication of animals at, 316; excavations on a sand-dune at, 198; fauna from, 39; Mesolithic site at, 37, 41; paved floor at, 287; shallow querns and rubbers at, 41; sheep bones at, 3; skeletal remains of animals at, 316; stock breeding at, 41 Timbarva, NBPW levels iron ploughshare at, 184; spouted jars from, 188; rural establishment at, 138; terracotta disc from, 179 tin-bearing localities, 328 tin technology, 328-29 Tīrath (Swat), Kharoṣṭhī inscriptions from, 369 Tiruchchirappalli (Dt), slabbed cist with urn burial in, 127 Tirukkampuliyur, animal figurines from, 339; antimony rods at, 342; copper kohl sticks at, 342; early historical culture at, 150; husk and charred paddy at, 150; Russet-located Painted Ware at, 258, 259; silk thread at, 150;

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terracotta human figurines from, 340 Tirumalai, Jaina centres at, 301 Tirunelveli, 127; black-and-red ware at, 248; black ware at, 249; bronze objects from, 111; posts from, 111; ring-stand at, 249; tridents at, 111 Tirupparuttikkunram, Jaina centre at, 301 T. Jidle, Sargonid levels of, 77 T. Kallupatti, Neolithic habitation at, 68 TL-dating system, 174 T. Narsipur, 2, 106, 124, 170; animal remains from, 47; bead from, 66; blade industry and dwellings at, 65; bowls from, 188; ¹⁴C dates available for, 67; excavation at, 61; graffito-marked pottery from, 126, 359; head-rests at, 67, 267; Megalithic cultural deposits at, 125; pottery at, 126, 227, 359; settlement at, 291 Toda, 128 Todd, K.R.U., 25, 36, 37 Togarappalli, explorations at, 61 Togan, 75, 78; pottery at, 76 toilet caskets, 138 Toludur, trap dykes at, 68 Tontpur, 118 topi-kallu (hat stone or umbrella stone), 114, 129-30 Toramāṇa's seal stamp, 15 tortoise, 47, 56, 97, 103, 119, 261, 362; shells, 228, 360 Toshmaidan (Kashmir), deglaciation in, 193, 194, 210 town-planning, 71, 73, 79, 83, 88, 89, 107, 139 toy, 136, 139, 141, 152, 157, 179-81; animals, 180; terracotta, 163, 171; -wheel, 142; wheeled, 180 toy carts, 335 toy cart, frame, 77, 138; wheel, 71, 337 Tozhupedu, graffito-marked pottery from, 359 T.

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Puduppatti, 31 *Tragulus meminna*, 311 Trans Caucasia (Iran), 350 transepted cist, 129, 130 transport, 335-37 trapezes, 66, 103, 107, 299, 332, 333 trepanning, 50, 51, 266 tridents, 111 *Trionyx* Sp., 308, 309 Tripathy, C., 309 *Tripiṭakas*, 360 tripod stands, 125 Tripriayar, 128 Tripura, 58, 290; fossil wood axe from, 59; Megalithic culture in, 120 Tripuri, 132, 173, 291; antimony rods at, 342; arrowheads at, 352, 354; bath-rooms at, 294; beads from, 218, 219; coins at, 145; copper kohl sticks at, 342; figurines of bulls at, 144; finger rings from, 222; gamesmen from, 179; iron nails from, 183; ivory combs from, 223, 346; NBPW at, 144, 145; ovens from, 184; ring-wells at, 305, 306; Roman bullae from, 145; sealing at, 173; soakage jars at, 294; tiles at, 296; vessels at, 188; well at, 305 *Triticum* (wheat), 7; *see also* wheat *Triticum compactum*, 85 *Triticum sphaerococcum*, 85 trough, 98, 99, 105, 154, 334 Troy (Greece), spindle-whorls from, 187 Tulkhar Depe (s. Tadjikistan), bronze/copper mirror at, 347 Tumain, antimony rod at, 342; copper bells of, 177; copper kohl sticks at, 342; gamesmen from, 179; sling-balls from, 187 Tumas (Nubia), cairn burials of, 116 tumbler, 140 Tungabhadra, ash-mounds in, 293 Turkistan, 4; sheep domestication in, 3 Turkmenia, 70 *Typha angustata* (bull-rush), 194