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# An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c7.s9.1

An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c7.s9.1

- **Language:** English

### [v1.c7.s9.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c7.s9.1)

One of the earliest specimens of wood recorded in the subcontinent is that of a coffin from the cemetery at Harappa. The wood used was \*Cedrus deodara\* (\*deodar\*) and \*Dalbergia latifolia\* (black \*shisham\*). Wood specimens identified from other sites are as follows:

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- [Harappā](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.site.harappa)

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