An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v2.c42.79

v2.c42.79

The Neolithic pottery [11.1.5] of the earlier phase comprises the pale-grey, burnished grey and red wares, the last one in a very small quantity. In the subsequent phase red ware predominates, though the grey ware continues. Some burnished grey vessels bear paintings in red ochre on the rims. This painted ware appears and dies in this very phase itself. The upper levels of this phase represent the overlap phase yielding iron, Megalithic Black-and-red Ware [11.15] and other associatetl remains. The Neolithic pot forms include the lipped bowl, pot with flaring mouth, storage jar and dough plate, the last two being in red ware. The lipped bowl with round base is the most common shape occurring in all the wares.