An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c9.s6.t2.16

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Of the above sites, only CHIRAND, which has bone tools as well (Narain, 1970, 1972), has provided some information derived from excavation. On this basis it is assumed that the house type was circular, with a diameter of 2 m. The clustering of houses, with paved floors The presence of an integrated complex of microliths in greater proportion on the one hand and lesser frequency of Neolithic tools on the other is indicative of an earlier date for the industry in the Midnapur area. The Neolithic industrial component was scantly continued later till the pre-Suṅga times, as indicated by the BANGARH and TAMLUK finds.