[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.c28.78 # An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v2.c28.78 An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v2.c28.78 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c28.78](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.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. - [Previous: v2.c28.77](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c28.77) - [Next: v2.c28.79](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c28.79) - [Up: v2.c28](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c28) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c28.78](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c28.78) · Pramāṇa