Prehistoric

Archaeology & Prehistory Premodern Culture

The period of human existence prior to the invention of writing systems, starting approximately 2.5 million years ago and ending at various times across the world with the emergence of states and record-keeping.

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Mature Harappan Phase

The mature period of the Indus Valley Civilisation that lasted from 2600–1900 BCE and was preceded by the Early Harappan…

Bronze Age

A prehistoric period characterised by the production and use of bronze as well as signs of urbanisation. Its commencement varies…

Hollowed Bone

A tool made from shaping human or animal bone and used by prehistoric people as tools as well as to…

Indus Valley Civilisation

A Bronze Age civilisation located along the basin of the Indus river, in the northwestern regions of South Asia comprising…

Harappa Museum, Punjab

A museum in Punjab, Pakistan, that houses artefacts from the Indus Valley Civilisation. The museum was established in 1926 and…

Kurkihar Hoard

A hoard of 226 bronzes dating between the ninth and twelfth centuries and discovered in 1930 at Kurkihar, Bihar. Most…

TA Gopinatha Rao

TA Gopinatha Rao (b.1872, d.1919) was an Indian archaeologist and epigraphist with the Archaeological Survey of India. In 1908, he…

Early Harappan Phase

The early period of the Indus Valley Civilisation that lasted from 3300–2600 BCE and was succeeded by the Mature Harappan…