Sambodhi 1998 Vol 22

Author(s): Jitendra B Shah, N M Kansara
Publisher: L D Indology Ahmedabad

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SAMBODHI
Harappa culture sites like Mehrgarh but the old workings have not been studied in detail and therefore we do not have dates going back to 3000 B C or so PG Ware sites, NBP Ware and early iron sites
DP AGRAWAL
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Now about 21 radiocarbon dates are available for PG sites and it is clear that their time spread is between 800-400 B C The solitary early date from Atranjikhera site is aberrant The NBP Ware sites are covered between 600-300 BC though, some of the dates seem to go back a little bit earlier The dates from Pirak suggest the advent of iron in the beginning of first millennium B C The Sohgora Chalcolithic period dates go back c. 1400 B C but otherwise the black and red ware is confined between 800-300 B C Probably, it does not have a very diagnostic cultural value It is found with different types of assemblages
Hanikara presents some early first millennium dates for beginning of Iron
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
The author is grateful to his colleagues Dr Sheela Kusumgar and M G. Yadava for multiple help
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