Ahar-Banas culture

The Ahar culture, also known as Banas culture is a copper- stone age archaeological culture in the southeast of Rajasthan, India. They existed between 3000 and 1500 BC in the adjacent areas of the same time Indus Valley Civilization on the rivers Banas and Berach. They promoted copper ore from the Aravalligebirge and made ​​from axes and other items. Wheat and barley were grown.

Dissemination

More than 90 of the Ahar - Banas find sites of culture have been found to date, which seem to be concentrated in the river valleys of the Banas and its tributaries. Some find sites with layers of the Ahar - Banas culture were also found in Jawad, Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh Kayatha and in Dangwa. Most find places in Rajasthan are located in the districts of Udaipur, Chittorgarh, Dungarpur, Banswara, Ajmer, Tonk and Bhilwara.

Ceramics

For the Ahar - Banas culture is a black - and - red ware with white lines and dot ornamentation is typical. The forms are limited: bowls, mugs, sleek and bulbous vases. In addition, the Ahar - Banas culture knows distinctive bright, smooth red goods, brown goods, polished black ware with carvings, thin-walled red ware with carvings and gray fabric with carvings.