An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v2.c28.78

v2.c28.78

The plinths of the houses were made of blocks of schist with black and brown sticky soil as mortar. The stones were well-dressed on the outer face and irregular on the inner. The walls were of clay mixed with cow-dung and quartz nodules and the floors were prepared by firmly ramming the black and brown soil. Though no complete house plans have been found, a few walls have been exposed. On the basis of these it may be surmised that the houses were large, often 9 m in length and partitioned into smaller rooms. The longer axis was usually oriented n.-s., while the shorter axis was e.-w. Large rectangular *chulhās* with more than one arm have been found in these structures. Near these lay saddle querns [6.19]. Another feature of these houses was that storage pots were often kept sunk into the floor.