History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. v1.c30.s3.11

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Of these, a few points are of interest in the present discussion. Of the first or original phase, the excavator states, ‘as originally built the defences of the citadel long remained untouched save by weather, which wore and rounded the exposed surface of the baked brick revetment to a notable extent’ (Wheeler, 1953, p. 20). The final phase or rejuvenation consisted of an enlargement of the defences on the north-east corner and the blocking off the gateway in the northern wall.