The Vedic Period- Pottery

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Painted Grey Ware (PGW) Culture arose during the Vedic Era.PGW is found at the Rig Vedic sites, but iron artifacts and cereals are not. As a result, it is considered a pre-iron phase of PGW. The Later Vedic sites, on the other hand, are classified as PGW iron-phase sites.This is Iron Age pottery from the Gangetic plains and the Ghaggar – Hakra valley, which dates from 1200 BC to 600 BC. The largest PGW site was in Mathura. This pottery is an Iron Age pottery found in Gangetic plain and Ghaggar – Hakra valley, lasting from roughly 1200 BC – 600 BC. Mathura was the largest PGW site. characterized ba A beautiful, grey pottery style with black geometric motifsBlack-and-red ware, black-Polished ware, painted grey ware, and redware were all recognized toward the later Vedic people.

Black and red ware culture

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The Vedic civilization is related to the black and red ware culture (BRW), a late Bronze Age and early Iron Age archaeological culture of the northern and central Indian subcontinent. It is dated to c. 1450-1200 BCE in the Western Ganges plain (western Uttar Pradesh) and is succeeded by the Painted Grey Ware culture; however, in the Central and Eastern Ganges plain (eastern Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and Bengal) and Central India (Madhya Pradesh), the BRW appears around the same time but lasts a lot longer, until c. 700-500 BCE in the Northern Ganges plain (eastern Uttar Pradesh, Bihar [47] The Ochre Coloured Pottery culture predated the BRW in the Western Ganges plain. The BRW sites were characterized by subsistence agriculture (cultivation of rice, barley, and legumes), and yielded some ornaments made of shell, copper, carnelian, and terracotta

Black Polished Ware

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Northern Black Polished Ware (abbreviated NBPW or NBP) is an Indian Subcontinent urban Iron Age culture that lasted around 700–200 BCE, after Painted Grey Ware and Black and Red Ware.

It emerged during the late Vedic period, around 700 BC, and peaked around 500–300 BC, along with the development of 16 large republics or mahajanapadas in Northern India and the eventual creation of the Mauryan Empire (NBPW). They were distinguished by their black paint and beautiful finish, and they were mostly utilized as luxury items. 

Painted Grey Ware

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The painted grey ware culture of the western Gangetic plain and the ghaggar-hakra valley, an iron age culture. Within this region, it is a continuation of the black and red ware culture (BRW), and it is contemporary with the BRW culture's continuation in the eastern Gangetic plain and central India. The painted grey ware sites show the evolution of agriculture and pastoralism, as well as the development of communities during this time period. In the northern portion of India, they display a large-scale population rise.

Red Polished Ware

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In Gujarat, particularly in the Kathiawar district, large quantities of Red Polished Ware (RPW) can be found. It dated around roughly the first century BC and mostly consists of domestic forms such as cooking pots.

Early Red Polished Ware (ERPW) dates from the 3rd century BC and is sometimes confused with Northern Black Polished Ware (NBP).

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