An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v2.c35.138

v2.c35.138

As seen above, Pds IV and V are dated on the basis of the coins found in them. Since there was a break of occupation between Pds III and IV, the end of Pd III may be placed in the 3rd century B.C. With the occupational strata ranging form 2 to 3 m in thickness, the beginning of this Pd may go back to early 6th century B.C. Since between Pds II and III many vital changes—such as the disappearance of the PGW, emergence of the NBPW, use of kiln-burnt brick for house construction, introduction of a system of coinage, etc.—took place, the gap between them may have been a couple of centuries or so. This would place the end of Pd II early in the 8th century B.C. With 2·5 m thick occupational strata to go by, its beginning may well go back to the 11th century B.C. Pd I would then be pre-1200 B.C.