Archaeology & Prehistory
Inamgaon: Chalcolithic farming village
c. 1600-700 BCEJorwe-culture farmersInamgaon (Maharashtra)Rajasthan
1,600 BCE
A large village with an embankment and channel interpreted as early irrigation, granaries and planned houses.
- Dated
- 1,600–700 BCE
- As scholars put it
- c. 1600-700 BCE
- Originator
- Jorwe-culture farmers
- Source text
- Inamgaon (Maharashtra)
- Region
- Rajasthan
- Discipline
- Archaeology & Prehistory
- Evidence
- Documented
- Confidence
- Medium
- Verification
- Reference-cited
Fair to say
The irrigation interpretation is debated.
Path to modern innovation
Rich evidence of Chalcolithic village life in the Deccan.
References
- 1Dhavalikar, Sankalia & Ansari, Excavations at Inamgaon (1988)
Further reading
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