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3700 BCE
South Asia · Chalcolithic Culture

Ahar-Banas Culture

c. 3000–1500 BCE

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Overview

Regional Chalcolithic culture with distinct pottery traditions.

Ahar-Banas Culture

Regional Chalcolithic culture of southeastern Rajasthan, centered in the Banas River valley east of the Aravallis. Known for black-and-red ware pottery, early copper metallurgy, and agropastoral economy. Contemporary with but culturally distinct from the Indus Valley Civilization.

Territory Phases

  1. Ahar-Banas Culture3700 BCE – 1500 BCE

    Regional Chalcolithic (Copper Age) culture of southeastern Rajasthan, centered in the Banas River valley east of the Aravallis. Known for black-and-red ware pottery, early copper metallurgy (linked to Aravalli copper mines), mud-brick and stone architecture, and agropastoral economy. Contemporary with but culturally distinct from the Indus Valley Civilization.

Sources

  1. Hand-drawn polygon
  2. Sankalia, H.D. (1969) Excavations at Ahar (Tambavati)
  3. Misra, V.N. et al. (1997) Balathal: A Chalcolithic Settlement in Mewar
  4. Shinde, V. (2000) The Origin and Development of the Chalcolithic in Central India