An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v2.c29.65

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Pd II (*c.* 500 B.C. to A.D. 200) is restricted to the central part of the mound where the occupation was 35 to 75 cm thick. The microlithic industry is very poor in quantity and is perhaps derived largely or entirely from the deposit of Phase II. Animal bones are scarce and highly fragmentary. Iron tools come into use and the pottery is more plentiful and is entirely wheel-made. Glass beads are added to the repertoire of ornaments; bricks and tiles are used alongside stone in structures.