[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.c29.1154 # An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v2.c29.1154 An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v2.c29.1154 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c29.1154](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c29.1154) Pd I has revealed dwelling pits, circular or oval on plan, narrow at the top and wide at the base and also pit chambers, square to rectangular in shape. Both the circular pits and pit chambers were dug into the compact natural soil. The largest of the circular or oval pits has a diameter of 2·74 m at the top and 4·57 m at the bottom and a depth of 3·96 m. The sides of stone pits are plastered with \*karewa\* mud. The pits must have been dug out with long stone celts, traces of the cuts being visible during the excavation. Some of the deeper ones are provided with landing steps, which however do not lead down to the bottom indicating the use of a ladder for further descent. Descent into the smaller pits could be made from the ground level itself without steps. The filling in some pits consists of ash and charcoal in regular bands, which is clearly indicative of human occupation. Post-holes on the periphery of these pits suggest that there must have been some superstructure of perishable material such as birch, carried on wooden posts as a protective cover. Storage pits, 60 to 91 cm in diameter, containing some animal bones, stone and bone tools are in close proximity to the dwelling pits. On the floor of one of the dwelling pits has been found an antler. In three of the pits there were conical-shaped but irregularly dressed leaning stones, 91 cm to 1·51 m in length and 22 to 44 cm in width. - [Previous: v2.c29.1153](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c29.1153) - [Next: v2.c29.1155](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c29.1155) - [Up: v2.c29](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c29) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c29.1154](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c29.1154) · Pramāṇa