​Parsi-Parlo

​Parsi-Parlo

The Neolithic site of Parsi-Parlo, excavated by A.A. Ashraf (1990), is situated on the northern slope of the Terrace I at a height of 12 m from the river bed of Kamla on its right bank. Excavation at Parsi-Parlo during 1982-83, revealed about 50 to 100 cm thick cultural deposit. 

Pottery emerges in Phase II, which represents the second layer 

​1. Square-grid pottery
2. honeycomb (web) pottery
3. beater impressed pottery

• a small number of potsherds represents square-grid and honey-comb (web) beater-impressed pottery; 

• Poor lavigation; high percentage of gritty particles; 

• bowls with featureless rim and constricted neck, lipped pots with globular bodies made for culinary purposes; 

• potsherds discovered at this site of Taba are coarse in texture and these were handmade and comprise plain (thick and coarse) ware, stamped (grid pattern) ware and irregular corded ware.