[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989) › v2.c42.150 # An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v2.c42.150 An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v2.c42.150 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c42.150](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c42.150) The people of this Pd practised the custom of burying the dead in three different modes, viz. primary (extended) burial, secondary (fractional) burial and urn burial. Five skeletal remains have been unearthed in an extended position with an e.-w. orientation. An interesting secondary burial reveals a burial arrangement where the skull has been found placed vertically on the grave pit with the face turned towards the w. The hip bones are placed symmetrically so as to encircle the skull perhaps for its protection, while the long bones of both the extremities are placed along the sides of the skull. Two burials preserved.in urns of pale-red ware and covered by hemispherical bowls of black-and-red ware as lids placed invertedly have been noticed. Sometimes perforated vases or pots of red ware and beads of copper and semiprecious stones have been found associated with the burials. The skeletal remains have been studied in detail their reports have since been published (Gupta \*et al\*., 1977). The different burial customs have a striking resemblance with the burial practice narrated in the later Vedic literature (Chakravarty, 1968). - [Previous: v2.c42.149](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c42.149) - [Next: v2.c42.151](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c42.151) - [Up: v2.c42](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c42) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c42.150](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c42.150) · Pramāṇa