[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.s18.10 # An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c9.s18.10 An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c9.s18.10 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c9.s18.10](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c9.s18.10) In the Chota Nagpur region \[4.18.4\], particularly in the Khunti area of Dt Ranchi, a highly localized culture, with baked-brick houses and with remains of ironsmelting, is met with in the early centuries of the Christian era. The settlements, called Asura sites \[14.4\], were evidently those of iron prospectors and smelters who established themselves in the locality for a short time. - [Previous: v1.c9.s18.9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c9.s18.9) - [Next: v1.c9.s18.11](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c9.s18.11) - [Up: v1.c9.s18](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c9.s18) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c9.s18.10](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c9.s18.10) · Pramāṇa