An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v2.c29.61

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In the centre of the Mahasati dune, covering an area of 200 m e.-w. and 150 m n.-s. and rising to a height of 6 m above the surrounding ground, a compact area of 20 × 10 m divided into 15 trenches, ten of them 4 × 4 m and five 4 × 2 m, was dug. Five layers were recognized, mainly from changes in the colour of the sand, but within each the deposit was relatively homogeneous and so no separation of fine habitation or sedimentary layers was possible. Consequently rather arbitrary spits of about 10 cm in depth were excavated, and all finds were related to these as well as to the broad stratigraphic divisions.