[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.c29.98 # An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v2.c29.98 An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v2.c29.98 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c29.98](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c29.98) Pd III (c. 300 B.C. to A.D 100) had two Sub-pds. In Sub-pd A the variants of the black-and-red ware, abundant in the preceding Pd disappeared, but the main were contained alongside the NBPW and a gritty red-slipped ware with crackled surface, occasionally marked with graffiti \[20.1\]. Beads of agate, carnelian and crystal and bangles of shell were also found, as also a circular copper mirror \[18.5\] with handle and iron nails and bone points with tangs. A floor made of rammed pebbles with post-holes was the only structural relic, besides deep ring-wells \[14.5\]. Sub-pd B was characterized by a still more gritty red ware, but the technique of burnishing deteriorated in the local ware. The Red Polished Ware \[11.23\] made its appearance. Two-holed tiles \[14.6.4\], common to both the Sub-pds, together with iron nails, indicate the use of roofs with tiles fixed to wooden rafters by means of iron nails. Etched beads of carnelian were found. Votive tanks \[12.11\] also made their appearance. - [Previous: v2.c29.97](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c29.97) - [Next: v2.c29.99](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c29.99) - [Up: v2.c29](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c29) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c29.98](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c29.98) · Pramāṇa