An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v2.c40.43

v2.c40.43

*Pd II* (3rd century B.C. to the beginning of the Christian era). The materials of Pd I continue in this Pd. NBPW [11.16] and punch-marked coins [3.1] are introduced for the first time. Mud floors and channel hearths have been found, as also terracotta figurines, beads of stone and shell objects. This Pd indicates that the habitation was gaining in importance.