[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.s17.74 # An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c9.s17.74 An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c9.s17.74 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c9.s17.74](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c9.s17.74) The first two Pds of DHARANIKOTA (\*IAR 1964-5\*), yielding the characteristic black-and-red ware \[11.15.3\], have been ascribed to the megalithic culture, followed by the historical phase marked by the Rouletted Ware \[11.21\] of the 1st century A.D. As urn burials were discovered below the \*stūpa\* site at AMARAVATI (Rea, 1908-9), a suburb of Dhānyakaṭaka, now called DHARANIKOTA, the megalithic remains of this region may be dated prior to the 3rd-2nd century B.C., when the monastic settlement first came up. The structural activity was represented by hearths with vent-holes, post-holes and drains. One of the important small finds was a goldsmith’s mould for ornaments. - [Previous: v1.c9.s17.73](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c9.s17.73) - [Next: v1.c9.s17.75](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c9.s17.75) - [Up: v1.c9.s17](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c9.s17) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c9.s17.74](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c9.s17.74) · Pramāṇa