An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v2.c42.138

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**Pal-Neodhia**, Dt Allahabad. Early historical [4.18.1] site. *IAR 1962-3*. **Palni-Alinagar**, Dt Bijnor. PGW [11.14] site. *IAR 1959-60*. **Palni hills**, Dt Madura. Megalithic [4.17.9] site with dolmens. Foote, R.B., 1916, *Indian Prehistoric & Protohistoric Antiquities*, Madras. **Palsa**, Dt Parbhani. Middle Stone Age. (Middle Palaeolithic [4.3]) site. *IAR 1970-1*. **Palsoda**, Dt Ujjain. Historical site (of unspecified nature). *IAR 1971-2*. **Palth**, Dt Kathua. Early Stone Age (Lower Palaeolithic [4.2]) tools were collected from the terrace of the river Basantar. Two mace-heads and a gritty red ware were also found. *IAR 1968-9*. **Palwal** (28°8′; 77°19′), Dt Gurgaon. PGW [11.14] site. *AI*, 10 & 11, 1954 & 1955, p. 140. **Palwe-Khurd**, Dt Ahmadnagar. Microliths possibly of Chalcolithic [4.14.6] association and early historical pottery. *IAR 1960-1*. **Palya**, Dt Mysore. Neolithic [4.6.9] remains and burnished brown, red and black-and-red wares. *IAR 1960-1*. **Pama**, Dt Fatehpur (wrongly stated to be Fatehgarh). NBPW [11.16] was found about 1½ km to the n.-e. of Ghazipur. *IAR 1957-8*. **Pambadumpara**, Dt Kottayam. Megalithic [4.17.10] urn burial site. *IAR 1965-6*. **Pambarwan**, Dt Jammu. Late historical pottery and Gupta terracottas. *IAR 1962-3*. **Pampur**, Dt Anantanag. Neolithic [4.6.1] assemblage and menhirs [4.17.1] similar to those found at BURZAHOM. *IAR 1962-3*. **Panagarh**, Dt Burdwan.

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Chalcolithic [4.14.4] black-and-red ware and associated red ware were found on the eroded surface of Siuliburirdanga a few km to the n. of the Damodar. *IAR 1971-2*. **Panaiyampalli**, Dt Coimbatore. Megalithic [4.17.9] cairn circles. *IAR 1961-2*. **Panaiyur**, Dt Tirunelveli. Burial urns [4.17.9]. Cammiade, L.A., *Gazetteer of Tinnevelly Dt*, p. 409. *ASI—AR 1936-7*. **Panappalaiyam**, **Panappalaiyam**, Dt Coimbatore. Megalithic [4.17.9] sites with dolmens. (Same as follow-ing?). Sewell, R., 1882, *Antiquarian Remains in the Presidency of Madras*, Madras, p. 217. **Panapalli**, Dt Coimbatore. Megalithic [4.17.9] cairn circles. (Same as preceding?). *IAR 1962-3*. **Panari**, Dt Jhansi. Microlithic (of unspecified nature) site. *IAR 1963-4*. **Panasa**, Dt Allahabad. Bowl and dish fragments of grey ware with paintings and red ware similar to those obtained from the earlier levels of KAUŚĀMBĪ. *IAR 1961-2*. **Panchamauli Pada**, Dt Dhule. Late Stone Age (Mesolithic [4.5]) site. *IAR 1966-7*. **Panchmukhi**, Dt Mirzapur. Rock-shelter with paintings [13]. Misra, V.D., 1977, *Some Aspects of Indian Arch.*, Allahabad, p. 55. **Panchoha**, Dt Allahabad. Chalcolithic [4.14.2] site on the right bank of the BELAN near Deoghat bridge yielding microliths, including crested-ridged flakes, Neolithic celts and sherds of coarse red and black-and-red wares. *IAR 1970-1*. **Panchpedia**, See CHANDRAPRABHA VALLEY. **Panchpheri**, Dt Mirzapur.

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Upper Palaeolithic [4.4] site yielding blades, points, scrapers and burins. *IAR 1970-1*. **Panchwada**, Dt Panch Mahals. Mesolithic [4.5] site. *IAR 1970-1*. **Panchwaniya**, Dt Varanasi. Black-and-red ware (of unspecified nature). *IAR 1962-3*. **Pandavapura**. See FRENCH ROCKS. **Pander**, Dt Bhilwara. Non-megalithic black-and-red ware of AHAR² affinity [11.6.2?] *IAR 1958-9*. **Pandharpur**. Dt Solapur. In the bed of the Bhima were found Lower Palaeolithic [4.2] handaxes in the gravel conglomerate and unstratified microliths (of unspecified nature). In addition a small-scale excavation revealed three late historical and medieval [4.19.7] phases of occupation. Phase I was marked by the presence of a black-grey ware bearing stamped designs in the form of small figures on the tip portions of *hāṇḍī*-like vessels and bowls. Phase II yielded coins and associated pottery of the Indo-Islamic period. Phase III showed structural remains consisting of a complex of massive stone walls, from the foundations of which coins belonging to the early Maratha period, corresponding to the latter half of the 17th century, were recovered. *IAR 1956-7*; *1967-8*. **Pandhrol**, Dt Kutch. Historical site. See AJMEL. *IAR 1965-6*. **Panditon ka Tila**, Dt Kurukshetra. Late Harappa [11.4] ware, PGW [11.14] and early historical [4.18.1] ware.