Question : In the absence of a written script Chalcolithic pottery gives us a fascinating insight into the culture and life styles of the people of those times. Comment critically.
(2013)
Answer : The Chalcolithic people were the first to use painted pottery. More than a hundred sites in the Ganga-Yamuna region have yielded a type of pottery known as Ochre Colored Pottery (OCP) and these sites are described as belonging to the OCP culture. The OCP culture is succeeded by Black and Red Ware (BRW) and Painted Grey Ware (PGW) cultures, which are characterised by diagnostic pottery types. In North India, there is a distinct concentration of ....
Question : Trace the development of urbanization form the third millennium B.C.E. to 6th century B.C.E.
(2011)
Answer : Afghanistan was considered as the meeting point of all the civilizations of the world, whether it is Indus Valley, Mesopotamian, Egypitian orChinese. In and around 3 milleniun BC, the climate of this region was welty hence conducive for agriculture. This is in turn produced surplus of farm goods. This surplus formed the basis of trade between the different villages across Indus and the villages in Afghanistan resulting in the congregation of the people and the ....
Question : Asses the pattern of settlement, economy, social organization, and religion of India during C 2000 to 500 BC from archaeological evidences.
(2003)
Answer : A clear developmental history of the succeeding stages is not yet available from any one area. The picture has to be reconstructed or pieced together from scenes here and there. According to the archaeological evidences, there were mainly four cultures in India during the period C-2000-500 BC.
The Harappan Culture ....
Question : Describe the distinguishing features of important archaeological cultures of the Indian subcontinent datable between c. 2000 B.C. and c. 500 B.C.
(1995)
Answer : Chalcolithic village communities of North-West prepared a full fledged background for the origin of the Harappan culture based on matured urban elements. Around 1750 B.C. this urban civilization met a decline due to various factors and once again the region became a centre of rural folklore. The Jhukar and Jhangar cultures succeeded the mature Harappans. The cemetery H-culture came into existence in Harappa and two more nearby sites. This is represented by jerry-built walls, black-on-bright-red ....
