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Malwa Culture
Archaeological culture
Level 3
c. 1,700–1,200 BCE
Chalcolithic culture of the Malwa plateau.
- Capital
- Navdatoli
- Region
- Central
- Duration
- 500 years
- Main period
- Late Harappan Cultures
- Part of
- Chalcolithic Cultures
Approximate extent.
Key events
| Year | Event | Place |
|---|---|---|
| c. 1,700 BCE | Malwa culture at Navdatoli | Navdatoli |
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Contemporaries
Powers that coexisted with the Malwa Culture for a significant part of its history. The bar shows when, within its own span.
Indus / Harappan Civilization ★
Northwest · c. 3,300–1,300 BCE
Overlap: 400 years
Early Vedic Communities ★
Northwest · c. 1,500–1,000 BCE
Overlap: 300 years
Neolithic Kashmir (Burzahom)
North · c. 3,000–1,500 BCE
Overlap: 200 years
South Indian Neolithic (Ash-mound cultures)
South · c. 3,000–1,200 BCE
Overlap: 500 years
Chalcolithic Cultures
Central · c. 3,000–700 BCE
Overlap: 500 years
Ochre Coloured Pottery Culture
Gangetic Plain · c. 2,000–1,500 BCE
Overlap: 200 years