[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.c45.262 # An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v2.c45.262 An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v2.c45.262 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c45.262](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c45.262) Eleven large and a few small hearths of varying dimensions have been met with, the size-range being 1·02 to 0·45 m on plan at the bottom and 1·49 to 0·70 m at the top. Dug out with sharp tools made of horn or hardened wood, they are of a circular, oblong and irregular hexagonal shapes. The one having a paved floor and postholed enclosure has been identified by the excavators as a community hearth. Animal bones in a semicharred condition have been obtained. In two cases the hearths were scooped twice. - [Previous: v2.c45.261](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c45.261) - [Next: v2.c45.263](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c45.263) - [Up: v2.c45](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c45) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c45.262](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c45.262) · Pramāṇa