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The '''Jorwe culture''' was a [[Chalcolithic]] [[archaeological culture]] which existed in large areas of the [[Deccan Plateau|Deccan]] region in what is now [[Maharashtra]] state in Western [[India]], and also reached north into the [[Malwa]] region of [[Madhya Pradesh]]. It is named after the [[type site]] of [[Jorwe]]. The early phase of the culture is dated to {{circa}} 1400-1000 BCE, while the late phase is dated to {{circa}} 1000-700 BCE.{{Sfn|Singh|2008|p=232}}<br />
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Over 200 settlements of the Jorwe culture have been found, ranging from several large and medium-sized farming villages, to many small villages, as well as temporary and seasonal camp-sites used by pastoralists. It likely reflects a [[chiefdom]] level of social organization. The largest settlement was [[Daimabad]], which had a mud fortification during this period, as well as an elliptical temple with fire pits. Some settlements show evidence of planning in the layout of rectangular houses and streets or lanes. Most dwellings were small, single-room dwellings, but the chiefs lived in large houses with multiple rooms, and had granaries to store grain.{{sfn|Basant|2012|p=92-96}}{{Sfn|Singh|2008|p=232-236}}<br />
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The pottery is red and orange, and painted with geometric patterns in black. Agriculture was largely the same as the earlier [[Malwa culture]], including wheat, barley, and legumes, but with the addition of new kinds of [[millet]]. The people traded with [[Karnataka]] for gold and ivory, and with coastal India ([[Gujarat]] and [[Konkan]]) for fish, [[conch]] shell, and [[haematite]]. Their dead were typically buried with the feet cut off, in [[urn]]s which were placed under house floors or courtyards. Most Jorwe culture sites were abandoned around 1000 BCE, possibly due to famine or drought, and the remaining sites show signs of increased poverty until their abandonment c. 700 BCE.{{sfn|Basant|2012|p=92-96}}{{sfn|Singh|2008|p=232-236}}<br />
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Sites of the Jorwe culture include [[Jorwe]], [[Daimabad]], [[Inamgaon]], [[Prakasha|Prakashe]], Navdatoli (near [[Maheshwar]]), Walki (in [[Pune District]]).<br />
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The Jorwe culture was preceded by the [[Malwa culture]] and succeeded by the [[Iron Age India|Iron Age]] [[megalith]]ic culture of the [[Deccan]], and the [[Northern Black Polished Ware]] culture.<br />
==See also==<br />
*[[History of Maharashtra]]<br />
*[[Pottery in the Indian subcontinent]]<br />
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== Notes ==<br />
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==References==<br />
* {{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=H3lUIIYxWkEC|title=A History of Ancient and Early Medieval India: From the Stone Age to the 12th Century|last=Singh|first=Upinder|date=2008|publisher=Pearson Education India|isbn=9788131711200|language=en}}<br />
* {{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/citycountryinear0000basa|url-access=registration|title=The City and the Country in Early India: A Study of Malwa|last=Basant|first=P. K.|date=2012|publisher=Primus Books|isbn=9789380607153|language=en}} <br />
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[[Category:Chalcolithic cultures of Asia]]<br />
[[Category:History of Maharashtra]]<br />
[[Category:Archaeological cultures in India]]</div>ThomasEl