CHALCOLITHIC AGE POTTERY IN INDIA

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II. CHALCOLITHIC AGE POTTERY:--Chalcolithic Era, the first metal age, is marked by the occurrence of distinct cultures in various parts of our country namely – Ahar culture
in South Eastern Rajasthan, Malwa culture
■ MALWA CULTURE 
in Western MP, Jorwe culture in Western Maharashtra, etc.People of this age used different kinds of pottery.

 1.CHALCOLITHIC AGE POTTERY,  BLACK-AND-RED-WARE POTTERY:---Black and red ware seems to have been widely used. Cultures like Ahar-Banas showed the presence of Black and Red ware pottery with white linear designs.

2.CHALCOLITHIC AGE, BLACK - ON - RED WARE:-
Jorwe ware is painted black-on-red and has a matt surface treated with a wash.

3.CHALCOLITHIC AGE POTTERY, OCHRE COLOURED POTTERY (OCP):----OCP people are regarded as the junior contemporaries of Harappa. This pottery is identified with the Copper Hoard Culture that was found in upper Ganga Valley and Ganga Yamuna doab area.
•The colour of the pottery ranges from orange to red.
•The period covered by the OCP culture is roughly placed between 2000 BC and 1500 BC.
•Major sites are – Jodhpura (Rajasthan), Attranjikhera (UP)
Ganeshwar, located near Khetri copper mines, was initially believed to have OCP.

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