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Jorwe Culture
Archaeological culture
Level 3
c. 1,500–900 BCE
Chalcolithic farming culture of Maharashtra.
- Capital
- Inamgaon / Daimabad
- Region
- Deccan
- Duration
- 600 years
- Main period
- Late Harappan Cultures
- Part of
- Chalcolithic Cultures
Approximate extent.
Key events
| Year | Event | Place |
|---|---|---|
| c. 1,400 BCE | Jorwe farming villages at Inamgaon | Inamgaon |
Sites & monuments
Inamgaon
Archaeological site · c. 1,600 BCE
Large Jorwe settlement.
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Contemporaries
Powers that coexisted with the Jorwe Culture for a significant part of its history.
Indus / Harappan Civilization ★
Northwest · c. 3,300–1,300 BCE
Early Vedic Communities ★
Northwest · c. 1,500–1,000 BCE
South Indian Neolithic (Ash-mound cultures)
South · c. 3,000–1,200 BCE
Chalcolithic Cultures
Central · c. 3,000–700 BCE
Kuru
North · c. 1,200–350 BCE
Gandhara
Northwest · c. 1,200–518 BCE
Panchala
Gangetic Plain · c. 1,100–350 BCE
Kosala
Gangetic Plain · c. 1,100–460 BCE
Videha
East · c. 1,100–600 BCE
Matsya
West · c. 1,100–350 BCE
Later Vedic Polities
Gangetic Plain · c. 1,000–600 BCE
Kashi
Gangetic Plain · c. 1,000–500 BCE
Chedi
Central · c. 1,000–300 BCE
Vatsa
Gangetic Plain · c. 1,000–400 BCE
Avanti
Central · c. 1,000–345 BCE