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