considered as "classical" NBPW but local KSK-Black Polished Wares produced in Thailand. A number of ancient sites where the NBPW has been found, such as Ayodhya and Sringaverapura, are mentioned in the Hindu epic, the Ramayana. References Sources External links http://lakdiva.org/coins/ruhuna/ruhuna_elephant_srivasta_disk.html India Heritage - Earthenware and Pottery Iron Age cultures of South Asia Archaeological cultures in India Archaeological cultures in Pakistan Iron Age cultures of Asia Ancient peoples of Pakistan Ancient peoples of India 7th-century BC establishments 2nd-century BC disestablishments Archaeology of Bangladesh Indo-Aryan archaeological cultures Ancient peoples of Nepal