An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v2.c42.147

v2.c42.147

The people of Pd II who arrived on the scene after the flood lived in rectangular-to-square or round mud huts framed with thick wooden or bamboo posts and walls made of wattle and daub. Floors of these huts were made of either *murram* sometimes mixed with terracotta nodules or clay mixed with cow-dung and were plastered with lime to prevent dampness. Ovens were used for domestic cooking. The dietary habits of these people can be ascertained from objects like charred rice and impressions of paddy husks on the pottery. Remains of the animal bones identified as *nilgai*, domesticated pig (*Sus scrofa cristatus* Wagner), humped bull (*Bos indicus* Linn.) and antlers of *sambar* (*Cervus unicolor* Kerr) indicate the domestication of some such animals and the utilization of others as food. Antlers were also utilized for fashioning bone tools such as arrowheads and awls.