Sonpur Excavations, 1956 and 1959-1962Account of the archaeological excavations carried out at Sonpur, District Gaya, Bihar. |
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Archaeology bangles basin of black-and-red basin of red Bihar black ware black-and-red ware bowl of black bowl of black-and-red bowl of red Caduceus chalcedony chalcolithic circular CMS INCHES coarse fabric concave neck Condition-Good copper devoid dish of black dish of black-and-red dish of red dull-red ware epidiorite everted rim excavation externally and internally figurines fine fabric flat base Fragment graffiti marks grey ware incised incurved featureless medium fabric microlithic mound N. B. P. ware neolithic Patna perforated Period IB Period II Period-III pieces PL-XXIII pottery red terracotta red ware rim and concave rim and convex rim and rounded ring-wells saggar base shallow base Sherd Similar slightly everted slip both externally slip externally slip or wash Sonpur SPR-VI stone surface taurine treated trench vase of red vertical featureless rim waist ware with everted ware with inturned ware with out-turned ware with slightly ware with vertical xxvi xxviii