[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.c28.545 # An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v2.c28.545 An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v2.c28.545 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c28.545](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c28.545) \*\*Awra, Awhra,\*\* (24°8′; 75°30′) Dt Mandsaur, 10 km from Dhamnar which is well known for its caves (\*ASI-AR\*, 2, p. 270; \*ASI—AR 1905-6\*, p. 107). In continuation of the exploration of the Chambal valley (\*IAR 1956-7\*, p. 5; \*1958-9\*, p. 27; \*1959-60\*, p. 22), in 1960-1 the writer and V.S. Wakankar excavated the site, with seven mounds, large and small but originally forming one unit, now submerged in the waters of the Chambal dam. Two of the mounds, II and III, were excavated down to the natural yellow silt. Mound II was seen to have been occupied from c. 4th century B.C. to the beginning of the Christian era, but in mound III, with its over 5 m thick deposit, the earliest occupation was Chalcolithic \[4.14.5\] and with a slight break it continued to be under occupation till the 3rd-4th century A.D. - [Previous: v2.c28.544](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c28.544) - [Next: v2.c28.546](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c28.546) - [Up: v2.c28](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c28) ## Cites (1) - [Awra](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.site.awra) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c28.545](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c28.545) · Pramāṇa