An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v2.c45.547

v2.c45.547

*Pre-Fort Pd* (c. beginning of the Christian era). The earliest habitation was developed by iron-smelters, the raw material being available within a range of about 45 km. The tuyères for blowers [16.9.2] and crucibles [16.4] with iron in it are interesting. The excavation has also yielded a lump of iron and an iron chisel with straight edge and tang. The inhabitants built structures with mud and burnt brick set in mud mortar. This habitation requires further work for a detailed study, but in the present state of information it seems to belong to about the beginning of the Christian era.