[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.c46.88 # An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v2.c46.88 An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v2.c46.88 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c46.88](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c46.88) A reappraisal was made in 1975 when excavation yielded at the lowest level of Tamluk a charred deposit containing Chalcolithic assemblages such as the black-and-red ware in characteristic shapes, tiny Neolithic celts and a vericty of bone implements. The Chalcolithic culture, with its Neolithic element, is succeeded by the iron-using culture without any break. The black-and-red ware of degenerated veriety continues while in the upper level are found the NBPW and associated black-slipped ware. The remains of a burnt floor of rammed brick grits and a number of post-holes provide structural evidence of the Pd. The overlying occupations have all been found to have been destroyed by recurring floods, as evidenced by silt deposits with thick patches of accumulated pottery of Śuṅga-Kushan times. The topmost deposits have yielded remains of open hearths of salt factories of modern times. Though the finds are sketchy due to the limited scope of the dig, the excavation has produced concrete evidence of the Neolithic epoch, merging the gap between Neolithic and historical times. —S.K. MUKHERJEE - [Previous: v2.c46.87](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c46.87) - [Next: v2.c46.89](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c46.89) - [Up: v2.c46](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c46) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c46.88](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c46.88) · Pramāṇa