An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v2.c36.32

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*Pd III*, late Jorwe culture (*c.* 1000-700). The size of the settlement appears to have shrunk during this Pd possibly because of changes in the climate which was becoming more and more arid. The house plan now undergoes a drastic change; the large rectangular houses of the preceding Pd are replaced by small round huts which however start appearing at the end of Pd II. The late Jorwe habitation is a nucleated settlement with clusters of round houses which are tightly spaced units. The overall economic degeneration is clearly reflected in small round huts of wattle and daub with thatched roof. The house floor is made with due care and even the outside area around the hut is rammed with *murram* and plastered with mud. The diameter of the huts varies from 2·50 to 4·25 m. Every house has a set of four flat stones for supporting a four-legged storage jar. A feature of the settlement of this Pd is that most of the houses in the w. part of the principal habitation area (INM I) belongs to artisans such as the goldsmith, lime-maker, etc.