Abstract:This is an advance summary of a forthcoming article in the Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Anthropology. Please check back later for the full article.
The Chalcolithic period of India, first identified at the site of Jorwe in the 1950s, is an important period in the history of India’s cultural and civilizational development, especially for the central, Deccan, southern, and eastern regions of the subcontinent. The period ranges from the 3rd millennium bce to the mid-1st millenniu… Show more
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