Cemetery H culture

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Late Harappan culture archaeological culture

Cemetery H culture was a regional archaeological culture of the Late Harappan period in the northwestern Indian subcontinent, notable for its distinctive painted pottery and changes in burial practices.

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Label	Occurrences
Cemetery H culture canonical	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Late Harappan culture ⓘ archaeological culture ⓘ
associatedWith	Ghaggar-Hakra region NERFINISHED ⓘ Harappa NERFINISHED ⓘ Indus Valley Civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ Punjab, Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ
follows	Mature Harappan phase ⓘ
foundInExcavationAt	Harappa Cemetery H area NERFINISHED ⓘ sites in Cholistan desert ⓘ sites in eastern Punjab ⓘ
hasArchaeologicalPhase	Late Harappan phase NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	black-on-red painted pottery ⓘ changes in burial practices ⓘ continuity with Harappan material culture ⓘ cremation of the dead ⓘ distinctive painted pottery ⓘ evidence of cultural change after urban Harappan collapse ⓘ geometric painted motifs ⓘ reduced use of baked brick architecture ⓘ ruralized settlement pattern ⓘ secondary burials ⓘ stylized animal motifs on pottery ⓘ urn burials ⓘ use of grave goods ⓘ
hasEndTime	circa 1300 BCE ⓘ
hasMaterialCulture	beads ⓘ ceramic vessels with painted designs ⓘ copper artifacts ⓘ ornaments placed in graves ⓘ terracotta objects ⓘ
hasResearchTopic	changes in mortuary ideology ⓘ demographic changes in Late Harappan period ⓘ origins of later Vedic culture ⓘ transition from urban to rural societies in South Asia ⓘ
hasStartTime	circa 1900 BCE ⓘ
hasTimePeriod	c. 1900–1300 BCE ⓘ
hasTypeSite	Cemetery H, Harappa NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn	Indus River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Punjab region NERFINISHED ⓘ northwestern Indian subcontinent ⓘ
namedAfter	Cemetery H at Harappa NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Late Harappan period NERFINISHED ⓘ post-urban Indus cultural horizon ⓘ
precedes	Northern Black Polished Ware culture NERFINISHED ⓘ Painted Grey Ware culture NERFINISHED ⓘ
studiedBy	archaeologists of South Asia ⓘ
usesBurialType	pit burials ⓘ urnfield cemetery ⓘ

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Late Harappan period → hasPart → Cemetery H culture ⓘ