Beginning of agriculture (neolithic and chalcolithic): Part V Chalcolithic Cultures of Western, Central and Eastern India There were several local chalcolithic early farming cultures in western, central and eastern India which flourished during the second and first millennia B.C. These cultures were basically village settlements. selfstudyhistory.com The distinctive features of these cultures are: painted pottery, […]
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Beginning of agriculture (neolithic and chalcolithic): Part IV
Beginning of agriculture (neolithic and chalcolithic): Part IV By the second millennium B.C. several regional cultures sprang up in different parts of the Indian subcontinent. These were non-urban, non-Harappan and were characterized by the use of stone and copper tools. Hence, these cultures are termed as chalcolithic cultures. selfstudyhistory.com The chalcolithic cultures are identified on […]
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