An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v2.c46.25

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The habitational deposits of Takalghat Phase Ia have given a ¹⁴C date fo 2505 ± 100 (555 B.C.) for the top horizon. It suggests a slightly earlier period for the initial horizon. Two observations are pertinent to this date. The first is that the ¹⁴C date for the Megalithic horizons in the s., as for instance HALLUR, are older than the Takalghat date, suggesting possibly the movement of the Megalithic people from the s. to Vidarbha in a later period. The second is that in view of the identity of equipment encountered in the Takalghat habitation and the Khapa stone circles the latter also can be assigned to the same period, say 6th-7th century B.C., if not earlier.