An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v2.c41: O
An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v2.c41
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**Oblapura,** Dt Kolar. Megalithic [4.17.8] site with stone circles and cists. Information from C. Krishnamurthy through A. Sundara. *IAR 1972-3*, p. 27.
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**Oblesapalli,** Dt Dharmapuri. Megalithic [4.17.9] cists. *IAR 1964-5.*
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**Odanur,** Dt Palghat. Microliths (of unspecified nature) site. *IAR 1971-2.*
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**Oduganpatti,** Dt Pudukkottai. Megalithic [4.17.9] site. *Manual of Pudukkottai State*, 1944, 1, 1, pp. 515-8.
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**Odugattur,** Dt N. Arcot. Megalithic [4.17.9] site. *Jour. Royal Anthropological Inst.*, 54, 1921, pp. 157-65.
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**Ojharda,** Dt Dhule. Mesolithic [4.5] and microlithic (of unspecified nature) site. *IAR 1960-1; 1966-7.*
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**Olchibag,** Dt Anantanag. Neolithic [4.6.1] assemblage and dwelling pits similar to those found at BURZAHOM. *IAR 1962-3.*
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**Old Vilangudi,** Dt Madurai. Urn burial site [4.17.9] without megalithic appendage. *IAR 1956-7.*
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**Oliyamangalam,** Dt Pudukkottai. Megalithic [4.17.9] site. *Manual of Pudukkottai State*, 1944, 1, 1, pp. 515-8.
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**Ompalagutta,** Dt Dharmapuri. Megalithic [4.17.9] tombs. *IAR 1965-6.*
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**Omto,** Dt Ranchi. Prehistoric site yielding a heavy broad-bladed axe made of highly polished ornamental quartzite. Roy, S.C., 1916, in *Jour. Bihar & Orissa Res. Soc.*, 2, pp. 65-6.
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**Onaur,** Dt Allahabad. Habitation site with grey ware with painting of the same type as KAUŚĀMBĪ. The other types included the bowl with a square everted or clubbed rim, dish, basin, lid, cooking vessel, some with a marked carination, and dough plate. The pottery was sturdy in fabric and had sometimes painted or incised designs, some of the types identical with those associated with the early periods of the defences of Kauśāmbī. *IAR 1959-60.*
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**Ongole,** Dt Prakasam. Middle and Upper Palaeolithic [4.2, 3] site with Acheulian handaxe, choppers and flakes. Aiyyappan, A., 1942, *Manley Collection of Stone Age Tools*, Mem. ASI, 68, p. 7.
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**Oostapalli,** Dt Krishna. Lower Palaeolithic [4.2] site. Foote, R.B., 1916, *Indian Prehistoric & Protohistoric Antiquities*, Madras.
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**Oraghar,** Dt Gonda. NBPW [11.16] and coarse red ware. *IAR 1961-2.*
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**Orarheen-ka-kot,** Dt Ghazipur. NBPW [11.16]. *IAR 1963-4.*
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**Orawa,** Dt Allahabad. Upper Palaeolithic [4.4] factory site. *IAR 1969-70.*
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**Organda,** Dt Midnapur. Microliths (of unspecified nature). *IAR 1960-1; 1961-2.*
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**Oriup,** Dt Bhagalpur, 2 km s.-w. of ANTICHAK, the site of ancient Vikramaśīlā, with surface finds of a large number of black-and-red ware [11.6.4] sherds, elongated lipped bowls painted white and a few NBPW sherds [11.16] of silvery hue. Two trenches, ORP-1A and -2A, each 6 x 4 m, excavated here by the Dept of Ancient Indian History and Arch., Univ. of Patna, in 1966-7 (*IAR 1966-7*, p. 6) have revealed four Pds.
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In Pd I have been exposed an oven and a circular fire-place 26 cm in diameter. The ceramic assemblage comprises sherds of plain and painted black-and-red ware, NBPW, Black-slipped Ware [11.13] and red ware. The other finds include an archaic terracotta temple figurine, copper bangle, microlithic core, fish-hooks and points of bone, fluted terracotta pieces of the shape of pipe possibly used for fishing, pieces of tortoise shell probably used as a scraper and knife. Besides, talismen [12.1] and styli [20.5] made of bone, beads of agate and carnelian and terracotta female figurines have been met with ORP-1A, unlike ORP-2A, does not show any trace of erosion or silt deposit. The black-and-red ware in ORP-2A may relate the site to other Chalcolithic sites in Bihar and c. India [4.14.3, 5].
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Pd II is evidenced by the occurrence of the NBPW along with black-slipped, grey and red wares, fragmentary pieces of black-and-red ware and red ware with perforations and a few objects or iron, such as spearheads and nails. An ivory comb, glass, stone and terracotta beads, ivory and terracotta bangles, terracotta chisels, bone styli, female figurines, fish-hooks, a Neolithic stone celt and sledge-hammer have also been found. That the site was deserted after the end of Pd II is indicated by weathered potsherds. The entire area of this Pd was affected by river action.
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Pd III has revealed typical Pāla pottery consisting of a plain red ware with chocolate slip, plain grey ware and grey ware with black slip. The other finds are beads and seals of terracotta, pipe for smelting metal, metal slag and iron nails.
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Medieval green-glazed pottery and red ware sherds are encountered in Pd IV. —A. BANERJI
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**Oriyo (Chiroda)**, Dt Bhavnagar. Harappa [4.9] and early historical [4.18.2] site. *IAR 1971-2*.
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**Oskea**, Dt Ranchi. So-called Asura [14.4] burial site with smelting kiln. Copper ornaments and stone beads were occasionally recovered from the cinerary urns, as also a stone mace or hammer. *Jour. Bihar & Orissa Res. Soc.*, 1, 1915, pp. 244-5.
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**Osrel**, Dt Dhule. Chalcolithic [4.14.6] habitation site and burial remains. *IAR 1961-2*.
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**Othikal**, Dt Bijapur. Thick coarse grey ware with ribbon flakes [16.15.2] of chert. *IAR 1958-9*.
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**Ottakalmantapan**, Dt Coimbatore. Site with Russet-coated Painted Ware [11.22]. *IAR 1957-8*.
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**Ottu** (29°30′; 74°54′), Dt Hissar. Site with red ware (of unspecified nature) and Rang Mahal Ware [11.24]. *IAR 1966-7*; *1967-8*.
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**Ozham**, Dt Kanpur. PGW [11.14] and NBPW [11.166] site. *IAR 1970-1*.
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**Ozhur**, Dt Malappuram. Megalithic [4.17.10] site with umbrella-stones.