An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c9.s7.24

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The Harappa culture, having attained its maturity in the n., moved to the s., where it met different peoples, unless they chose to settle on new grounds. At SURKOTADA in Kutch there were a number of pre-Harappa and non-Harappa ceramic traditions found mixed up with the pottery of the newcomers right from the beginning. There does not seem to be any pre-Harappa level at RANGPUR, though there is an undulying deposit with a pre-pottery microlithic [Microlithic, 4.5] industry, which far antedated the Harappa culture. At ROJDI (Shrinathgarh) the earliest settlement had Harappa pottery mixed with a buff ware, grey ware and micaceous red ware. LOTHAL had a settlement with the micaceous red ware when the bearers of the Harappa culture arrived there and raised on it buildings to suit their requirements. The Prabhas Ware [11.8] has a few shapes such the stud-handled bowl, a feature of the Gujarat Harappa. Of a different context is the Kayatha Ware [11.7], with its focus in w. Malwa, one of whose shapes—the large jar with heavily beaded rim—has similarity with a corresponding Harappa type. All these are to be ignored in the present context of the origins of the Harappa culture.