An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v2.c45.163

v2.c45.163

Of the true Neolithic phase is the striking discovery of a circular floor, paved with granite chips with post-holes at the edge and chunks of plastered clay, of a house with wall of wattle and bamboo screen and presumably conical roof. On it have been found a hearth formed by three blocks of stone with ash and charcoal, three edge-ground axes, a sling ball, a hammer-stone, in oval rubber-stone and two separate groups of four flat-topped stones, each obviously serving as bin-rests. The pottery is pale-grey, the burnished ware occasionally painted with red ochre and brown ware, the types being: the hemispherical bowl some with channel spout; vase with out-turned or out-curved rim; and vessel with perforations. In the Neolithic-Chalcolithic phase the pottery is mainly a coarse brown-and-black ware, besides burnished handmade ware in a small quantity; the vase with out-curved rim, some with spout; lid with knob; and thick-sectioned vase with finger-impressed or applied decorations on the edge and shoulder respectively. In the upper levels of this phase is also found red-painted black pottery including the high-necked jar with beaded rim of late Jorwe fabric [11.11] on a very limited scale, evidently an intrusion from the Godavari valley.