An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c9.s18.t3.19

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However the subsequent excavations proposed a different sequence. Pd I, dated between *c.* 500 to 300 B.C., was represented by the NBPW, the black-and-red ware, houses with rammed floors, fire pits and copper bull figures. Pd II could be dated between *c.* 300 and 100 B.C. on the basis of copper punch-marked coins, coins of Tripurī-Janapada and a fine red ware with shining surface. Pd III, *c.* 100 B.C. to A.D. 200, yielded Sātavāhana coins and platforms built of fired brick. Pd IV, *c.* 200 to 400, gave coins of the kings of the Bodhi dynasty, the Red Polished Ware and terracotta sealings. This Pd also had very distinctive missiles with denticulated brass blades and socketed spearheads. The last Pd, V, could be dated between *c.* 5th century and the early medieval period and was documented by silver Sassanian coins and gold coins of Kalacuri kings.