[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.c44.452 # An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v2.c44.452 An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v2.c44.452 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c44.452](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c44.452) \*Pd I\* (Harappa). The Harappa \[4.9\] occupation is divisible into two phases. In Phase A, just above the silt, a mud platform about 1 m high is seen supporting a succession of seven lime floorings alternating with rammed material. The lower three floor levels particularly have signs of intense burning. Small quantities of pottery, comparatively less varied in shape, small in size but generally with a red slip and at times decorated with bands, have been found. In Phase B the settlement was expanded and had increased prosperity, with a second mud platform at the start of the phase. High-quality Harappa pottery \[11.13\]—the storage jar, large globular vessel painted with vegetal patterns, dish-on-stand, convex-profile bowl and perforated vessel—now dominate the scene. The stud-handled bowl peculiar to Gujarat Harappa is also present. Buff ware is more common now. Mineral beads, chert weights, copper celts and fish-hooks affiliate the phase to the mature Harappa culture represented at LOTHAL and RANGPUR. A bowl with a small earthen pot inside the latter with hundreds of tiny steatite beads and 21 larger gold-foil beads in three different grades is noteworthy. A striking discovery is that of 520 gold microbeads, evidently forming a necklace, in a small pot found during seasonal clearance. Together with the beads there were also two small silver bangles, 18 gold beads of a larger size, eight gold beads of barrel shape and steatite beads. Two ¹⁴C dates are available for this phase: 1970 ± 115 and 1745 ± 105 B.C. - [Previous: v2.c44.451](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c44.451) - [Next: v2.c44.453](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c44.453) - [Up: v2.c44](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c44) ## Cites (2) - [Lothal](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.site.lothal) - [Rangpur](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.site.rangpur) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c44.452](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c44.452) · Pramāṇa