Mature Harappan period

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archaeological culture phase historical period

The Mature Harappan period was the peak urban phase of the Indus Valley Civilization, marked by advanced city planning, standardized weights and measures, and extensive trade networks across South Asia and beyond.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Mature Harappan phase	3
Harappan culture	2
Mature Harappan	2
Mature Harappan period canonical	2
Indus Valley Civilization urban phase	1

Statements (54)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	archaeological culture phase ⓘ historical period ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Mature Indus phase NERFINISHED ⓘ Urban Harappan phase NERFINISHED ⓘ
chronologicalPosition	peak urban phase of the Indus Valley Civilization ⓘ
culturalContinuityWith	Early Harappan period NERFINISHED ⓘ
declineLeadsTo	regionalized Late Harappan cultures ⓘ
endTime	c. 1900 BCE ⓘ
follows	Early Harappan period NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasFeature	Great Bath at Mohenjo-daro NERFINISHED ⓘ advanced drainage and sewage systems ⓘ baked brick architecture ⓘ bead-making industry ⓘ citadel and lower town layout in major cities ⓘ dockyard structures at Lothal ⓘ evidence of social organization without monumental royal architecture ⓘ evidence of standardized urban planning across distant sites ⓘ fortified settlements in some sites ⓘ large non-residential buildings interpreted as assembly halls ⓘ large-scale craft production ⓘ long-distance trade networks ⓘ planned cities with grid layouts ⓘ public granaries and storage facilities ⓘ seals with animal motifs ⓘ standardized brick proportions ⓘ standardized terracotta figurines ⓘ standardized weights and measures ⓘ urban sanitation infrastructure ⓘ use of Indus script ⓘ weights based on binary and decimal systems ⓘ widespread use of wheel-made pottery ⓘ
hasLocation	northwestern South Asia ⓘ parts of eastern Afghanistan ⓘ parts of eastern Iran borderlands ⓘ present-day Pakistan ⓘ present-day northwest India ⓘ
majorSite	Dholavira NERFINISHED ⓘ Harappa NERFINISHED ⓘ Kalibangan NERFINISHED ⓘ Lothal NERFINISHED ⓘ Mohenjo-daro NERFINISHED ⓘ Rakhigarhi NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Indus Valley Civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ
precedes	Late Harappan period ⓘ
startTime	c. 2600 BCE ⓘ
tradedGoods	carnelian beads ⓘ cotton textiles ⓘ grain and other agricultural products ⓘ lapis lazuli ⓘ metals and metal objects ⓘ
tradedWith	Bahrain (Dilmun) NERFINISHED ⓘ Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ Oman NERFINISHED ⓘ regions of the Persian Gulf ⓘ

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Harappa → hasTimePeriod → Mature Harappan period ⓘ

Harappa → civilizationPhase → Mature Harappan period ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mature Harappan

Ganeriwala → culture → Mature Harappan period ⓘ

this entity surface form: Harappan culture

Ganeriwala → archaeologicalCulture → Mature Harappan period ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mature Harappan phase

Sutkagen Dor → culture → Mature Harappan period ⓘ

this entity surface form: Harappan culture

Dholavira → period → Mature Harappan period ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mature Harappan

Banawali → hasPhase → Mature Harappan period ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mature Harappan phase

Kalibangan → timePeriod → Mature Harappan period ⓘ

Kot Diji archaeological mound → preceded → Mature Harappan period ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mature Harappan phase

Kot Diji archaeological mound → preceded → Mature Harappan period ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indus Valley Civilization urban phase