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ANCIENT MOUND NOH
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Excavation at Noh was conducted during 1963-67 by the Department of Archaeology, Rajasthan. A succession of five periods has been identified : Period I-OCW sherds with incised decoration in a 90 cm thick deposit; Period II-Black-and-Red Ware; Period III-PGW along with the black slipped and Black-and-Red Ware of the preceding period. A PGW lid with painted bird at the rim is interesting. Period IV-NBPW of various surface hues, coal black, steel grey, silvery and golden, occurs along with plain grey ware. Three phases of mud-brick (40 x 20 x 6 cm) structures have been noticed; Period V-early second century B.C. to late third century A.D.  Sunga and Kushana levels have eight structural phases, use of baked brick being common to all phases. 
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Notification No. Act No. LXXI of 1951 dated 28.11.1951
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Ownership Status Government
Topographical Features Plain terrain
1  A. Ghosh (ed.), An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology, Vol. II (New Delhi 1989),
2 Indian Archaeology-A Review  for the years 1955-56 and 1963-64 to 1966-67
Locality Tehsil District State
27º 12’ 45” N, 77º  32’ 49” E Bharatpur Bharatpur Rajasthan