An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v2.c34.99

v2.c34.99

The houses of Pd I have mud walls with roofs supported on wooden post, a post being found in position. As a safeguard against inundation the ground-level was raised by piling up yellow compact clay for subsequent occupation. Amongst the burnt brick structures of Pds II, III and IV two massive complexes, in five phases and with a projected bastion-like entrance towards the e., are most impressive. The larger complex is about 30 m sq and the smaller one towards n.-w. 26 m sq. The central courtyard of the smaller complex is paved with burnt bricks with a well in the n.-w. corner. The floors are made of brick jelly and brickbats. Drainage from the central courtyard is provided by a covered drain of burnt bricks with an outlet towards the s.-w. end. A ring-well of Phase I with a diameter of 85 cm is noticed in the n.-e. gallery of the larger complex. Other secular structures include a house complex and a large structure with several rooms, two courtyards in the centre and a long drain near the s.-e. end of the larger complex, a house complex on the n. fringe of the mound, a cistern-like structure 3 m deep and a very deep well.