History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. v1.c29.s1.t4.9

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Śiśupālgarh (Orissa): It is the best planned city of the 3rd century B.C. Its defensive wall was constructed in the first quarter of 2nd century B.C. There is evidence of large scale use of laterite blocks of massive size for gateways and monoliths and was reinforced by the brick ‘boxes’ filled with earth in next century. From the regular disposition of the eight gates: two on each of the 4 sides of the wall. The excavated remains reveal grid-pattern lay out. (Details of the fort city are given separately in another chapter)