An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v2.c36.23

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*Pd II*, early Jorwe culture (c. 1400-1000 B.C.). ¹⁴C determinations show that around 1400 B.C. the people of the Jorwe culture arrived at the site and in a short while became predominant. Their occupation marks the most prosperous period in the history of the settlement. They adopted the house plan of their predecessors, but their houses are generally of smaller dimensions (about 5 × 3 m). There appears to be some attempt at the planning of the settlement; the houses are situated about 1½ m from each other, the intervening space forming a sort of road as at present. The extensive settlement is spread over the whole of the site save INM II which was occupied during Pd I only. The alignment of the houses suggests that it was probably a linear settlement.