[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.c9.s14.12 # An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c9.s14.12 An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c9.s14.12 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c9.s14.12](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c9.s14.12) The settlements of the culture range from small hamlets of ·8 to 1·6 hectares in area to large villages like Ahar² and Gilund sprawling over an area of nearly 4 hectares. The large size and long duration of these settlements—Ahar², for instance, has an about 10 m thick deposit—and the richness and variety of the material culture would by themselves suggest that agriculture was the mainstay of their economy. A large number of stone querns and rubbers \[6.19\] must have been used for the grinding of grain. More direct evidence for agriculture is provided by the presence of husks and spikelets of domesticated rice (\*Oryza sativa\* Linn.) in the core of potsherds. The people domesticated the cattle. \*buffalo\*, sheep, goat and dog. They also hunted \*barasinga\* (swamp deer) and caught and trapped fish, turtles and birds. - [Previous: v1.c9.s14.11](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c9.s14.11) - [Next: v1.c9.s14.13](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c9.s14.13) - [Up: v1.c9.s14](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c9.s14) ## Linked texts (1) - [Gilund](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.site.gilund) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c9.s14.12](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c9.s14.12) · Pramāṇa