[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) › v2.c28.523 # An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v2.c28.523 An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v2.c28.523 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c28.523](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c28.523) \*\*Autha\*\* (27°50′; 77°05′), Dt Gurgaon, a PGW \[11.14\] site. The skeleton of an elephant was partly exposed as a result of erosion and diggings by the local people on the slope of the mound. A small-scale excavation was undertaken (\*IAR 1964-5\*, p. 33) at the site to determine the age of the skeleton and its stratigraphical relation with the PGW. Pd I, a 2 m thick deposit, yielded the PGW. The painted designs on the bowls and dishes comprise groups of horizontal, vertical and oblique lines, wavy lines, dots, a combination of oblique lines over three rows of dots, dots between vertical lines, oblique lines ending in dots, intersecting loops, a group of circular lines touching a horizontal band, concentric semicircles and circles. Iron, mostly in lumps, occurred at all stages of the Ware. Amongst the associated wares are plain red, black-and-red \[11.6.3\] and black-slipped \[11.13\] wares. The other antiquities include glass objects, terracotta wheels and animal figurines, stone pestles and balls. But for a few post-holes no structural remains were observed. - [Previous: v2.c28.522](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c28.522) - [Next: v2.c28.524](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c28.524) - [Up: v2.c28](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c28) ## Cites (1) - [Autha](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.site.autha) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c28.523](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c28.523) · Pramāṇa