An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v2.c28.492

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*Pd III* (PGW, 1200-600 B.C.). A richer deposit is of the PGW. Although the Ware has been excavated at several sites, Atranjikhera has its own significance in many respects. On the basis of the ¹⁴C dating of 1025 + 110 B.C. (calibrated date of 1030 = 1160-80, Ralph et al., 1973, p. 11) relating to the mid-phase of the culture, it may be inferred that the authors of this culture settled down here in around 1200 B.C.