[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.c29.189 # An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v2.c29.189 An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v2.c29.189 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c29.189](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c29.189) \*\*Balirajgarh\*\*, Dt Darbhanga. Situated 80 km n.-e. of Darbhanga and 27 km n.-e. of Madhubani (26°21′; 86°7′); excavated in 1962-3, 1972-3 and 1974-5. The defence wall as excavated underwent three phases of construction or repairs. The core of the fortification consisted of mud brick with burnt-brick encasement, the outer one four times the width of the inner. In the second phase a concrete ramp was built against the inner face. The third phase witnessed further reinforcement of the ramp in the shape of a$ 3 m high platform of earth mixed with potsherds built against the inner face of the fortification as protection from floods. The fort wall originated in the 2nd century B.C., with NBPW sherds in the pre-defence deposits. The cutting in the habitational area revealed two Pds, the NBPW level not being reached due to subsoil water. Pd I revealed a residential building with a well of wedge-shaped bricks and a ring-well \[14.15\]. Terracotta animal and human figures \[17\], and beads of precious stones, mother goddess figures \[12.6\], copper antimony rods \[18.1\] and an iron crucible \[16.4\] were among the finds. Pd II covered a deposit about 1·60 m thick. A brick wall of the Pd was exposed. \*IAR 1962-3\*, p. 3.—B.P. SINHA - [Previous: v2.c29.188](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c29.188) - [Next: v2.c29.190](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c29.190) - [Up: v2.c29](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c29) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c29.189](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c29.189) · Pramāṇa