[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.c48.66 # An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v2.c48.66 An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v2.c48.66 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c48.66](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c48.66) The Garh area shows that it was under occupation from at least 500 B.C., as in the lowest layers black-and-red ware \[11.6.4\] is found with the NBPW \[11.16\]. The discovery of a few sherds of degenerate grey ware with painting associated with the mud rampart has no chronological significance. The earliest traces of structural remains belong to 350-150 B.C., corresponding roughly to the Maurya period, when the mud rampart was erected; in the Śuṅga period it was strengthened with courses of mud brick. Afterwards a massive rampart about 21 m in width at the base and 6·4 m in width at the extant top and about 4 m in extant height was made of rammed earth. Later in the pre-Gupta period a brick rampart, 2·4 m wide, was constructed with military barracks made of brick 37·2× 23·3× 5 cm in dimensions. - [Previous: v2.c48.65](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c48.65) - [Next: v2.c48.67](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c48.67) - [Up: v2.c48](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c48) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c48.66](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c48.66) · Pramāṇa