first settlements c. 26000-6500
first agriculture
time of regional complexity
historic empires
ganges plain
western india
central india
sri lanka
Bangor 3000 - 2000 BC
Langnaj 5000 BC - 200 AD
decline of the Indus civilisation
Sarai Nahar Rai (9th millennium BC)
Baghor (windbreaks)
Adamgarh (possible domestiction)
Bhimbetka (rock paintings)
Ghagharia (processing food)
Deraniyagala (father an son team)
Batadomba Lena (earliest site 26500 BC)
Kitugala (25000-1400 BC)
Mantai (1800 BC)
Anuradhapura (3850 BC)
seasonal mobility
hills
plains
Western Pakistan (7th millenium BC)
Kashmir (4the milleninum BC)
Ganges Basin
Peninsular India
Kot Diji (ceramic style)
settlements
Aryan invasion (discredited)
natural disasters
earthquake
flood
Change in the rivers
Deforestation desalination
Combination probably destabilised trade
Writhing
Undeciphered
no bilingual text
don't know what language it is
Northwest&East
southern India
Mauryan Empire
Kushan (north)
Satavahana (south)
Gupta empire (end of fragmentation)
Mehrgarh (6500-2000 BC)
Burzahom (3000-2850 BC)
Gurfkral
Swat valley
Loebanr
Kalako-deray
Pits
Mahagara
Chopani Mando
ash mounds
open area settlements
Kundatini
Utnur
Tekkalakota
Sangankallu
Hallur
Pre-Happan
Baluchistan
Shahr-i Sokhta (regional center)
Balakot (coast)
Mundigak
Armi
Hakra
Harappa
Kot Diji (site)
Rehrman Dheri
Kalibangan
Harrapa
urban settlements (more than 80 ha
Muhenjo-dara
Dholavira
Rakhigarhi
Ganweriwala
Smaller sites (less than 20 ha)
Kalibangan
Lothal
small walled sites (2-4 ha)
Surkotada
Kuntasi
settlements under 1 ha
Nawageshwar
location on floodplain
good: fertile ground
bad: less resources
Trade
indus civilisation
emergence of Gandharan grave culture
Why
emergence western Deccan
Aracheamenid provinces
Kandahar
Taxila
Charsadda
Painted gray ware
Hastinapura
use of iron
great kingdoms
Vatsa
Kausambi
Kara
Sri Lanka
change in mortary practises
Aruradhapura
invasion by Persia
Asoka (3rd emperor)
Patiputra (capital)
Mahasthan
Bhita
Sunga dynasty
Begram
Sirsukh
Dalaverzin-tepe