An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v2.c45.1005

v2.c45.1005

The available ¹⁴C dates are 2055±95 B.C. for the earliest level of Pd I A and 1970±95 B.C for the latest level thereof. Another date of 1805±90 B.P. of a mixed sample is to be discarded. The emergent picture after an evaluation of the relative and absolute chronology shows that the entire culture range at Surkotada is well within *c.* 2300 to 1750B.C., with a likelihood of a later end of the bracket. The early date for the beginning can be postulated by the presence of early Indus elements in Pd I A and the proximity of Kutch to the Sind sites, only about 400 km away. This could be possible due to an early migration by land. The Harappa influences at AHAR² and the availability of the black-and-red ware at Surkotada do suggest a contact with Rajasthan at a late stage of the Harappa culture, which is obvious in the changing broad matrix of culture in *c.* 1800 to 1700 B.C. in w. India.