Ahar-Banas culture

Ahar-Banas culture appears on the timeline as a people or culture of Rajasthan, Gujarat and Malwa (South Asia) from c. 3000 to 1500 BCE, a span of 1,500 years. Its people spoke Unknown or undeciphered languages (Indus, Minoan, Moche, Nazca, Chavin, Jomon and other unattested languages).

Copper-using farming villages in the Banas valley of southeast Rajasthan, with distinctive black and red pottery. They smelted local copper ore and traded with the Harappans.

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Facts

Dates: c. 3000 to 1500 BCE
Duration: 1,500 years
Type: People or culture
Region: Rajasthan, Gujarat and Malwa, South Asia
Language family: Unknown or undeciphered

Events in South Asia during its time

2600 BCE Indus cities reach their height
1900 BCE Indus cities decline
1500 BCE Rigveda hymns composed

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

Minoan civilization c. 3100 to 1450 BCE, Europe
Shang dynasty c. 1600 to 1046 BCE, East Asia
Old Kingdom of Egypt c. 2686 to 2181 BCE, North and West Africa
New Kingdom of Egypt c. 1550 to 1069 BCE, North and West Africa
Old Babylonian Empire 1894 to 1595 BCE, Middle East
Akkadian Empire c. 2334 to 2154 BCE, Middle East

Questions

When did Ahar-Banas culture exist?

c. 3000 to 1500 BCE, about 1,500 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.

Where was Ahar-Banas culture?

Rajasthan, Gujarat and Malwa, in South Asia.

What language did Ahar-Banas culture speak?

Unknown or undeciphered. This family includes Indus, Minoan, Moche, Nazca, Chavin, Jomon and other unattested languages.