An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c9.s6.22

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(e) Mid-e. region [4.6.4]. The culture is distinguished by the use of: (i) objects of bone and antler, consisting of needles, points, borers, pins, tanged and socketed arrowheads, scrapers, and also items of personal ornament such as pendants; (ii) ground stone objects such as celts (two lone examples), pestles, querns, etc.; (iii) microliths, including parallel-sided blades, tanged arrowheads, lunates, points; and (iv) terracotta objects including figurines. The associated ceramics comprise handmade red, grey and black-and-red wares, most of which show a burnished surface. Decorations include applied and also painted designs executed in red ochre and mat impressions. Houses were made of mud and daub. Paddy-husk impressions on some of the pieces of burnt clay and also the discovery of charred grains provide evidence of cereal cultivation. The assemblage as a whole indicates an advanced stage of Neolithic economy.