[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989) › v1.c6.s8.1 # An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c6.s8.1 An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c6.s8.1 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c6.s8.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c6.s8.1) Bones of the domestic pig (\*Sus scrofa cristatus\*) are first found in the Mesolithic levels at ADAMGARH and BAGOR. In general they occur most numerously after the bones of the cattle, sheep and goat, though at INAMGAON they are replaced by those of the deer. At AHAR², NAVDATOLI, ROPAR and HASTINĀPURA, bones occur profusely and predominantly of pigs of around the age of 1 to 2 years. Obviously pork was a staple dietary item at the c. Indian Chalcolithic sites, specially NAVDATOLI, where the generally humid environment may have favoured its breeding. Interestingly, pig bones are found infrequently at s. Indian Neolithic sites and are absent at UTNUR and PIKLIHAL. In the Megalithic period the pig occurs in greater numbers. Possibly, therefore, it was a later introduction to the s. from the Deccan. At BAGOR only small herds were kept. Several examples of teeth closely resembling those of the wild boar suggest that the latter may have inhabited the area (as it does even today) and was hunted rather than reared in captivity. Bones of the wild boar predominate in the earlier levels at the site, while those of the domestic pig occurs more frequently in the later levels. This may have some significance on the history of the indigenous domestication of this animal. At PRABHAS PATAN and NAVDATOLI bones of the wild boar occur along with those of the domestic pig. At ADAMGARH and LANGHNAJ charred pig bones are common, and the state of wear of the teeth suggests that both young and old animals were eaten. At KAYATHA the pig is absent in the earlier phases, making its first appearance in \*c.\* 1500–1200 B.C. - [Previous: v1.c6.s7.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c6.s7.2) - [Next: v1.c6.s8.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c6.s8.2) - [Up: v1.c6.s8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c6.s8) ## Linked texts (8) - [Hastināpura](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.site.hastinapura) - [Navdatoli](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.site.navdatoli) - [Inamgaon](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.site.inamgaon) - [Kāyathā](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.site.kayatha) - [Langhnaj](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.site.langhnaj) - [Prabhas Patan](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.site.prabhas-patan) - [Bagor](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.site.bagor) - [Adamgarh](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.site.adamgarh) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c6.s8.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c6.s8.1) · Pramāṇa