An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v2.c37.102

v2.c37.102

*Habitation site*. The habitation site of the Megalithic folk is located on either bank of the river CHANDRAPRABHA immediately to the n.-w. of the Megalithic burial site of Hathinia hillock, covering an area of 800 × 600 m. Four cutings (KKR I, II, III and IV) have been dug deep into the natural soil struck at a depth of 1·57 m. The entire occupational deposit is represented by seven layers, all Megalithic in content. No cultural break at the site is noticed and the majority of the typical pottery forms continue from the beginning to the end. However on the basis of the raw material used for the making of the microliths the introduction of a few new types at different levels and concentration of microliths and potsherds in some layers, the whole habitational deposits can be subdivided in three phases: I A, I B and I C, comprising layers 7 to 5, 4 to 3 and 2 to 1 respectively.