An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v2.c36.394

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**Jorwe** (19°33'; 74°17'), Dt Ahmadnagar, a small village on the n. bank of the Pravara 8 km due e. of Sangamner. The site was excavated in 1950-1 by the Deccan College Research Inst. under H.D. Sankalia. The excavation revealed it to be a single-culture site of the Deccan Chalcolithic [4.14.6] complex. Owing to the limited nature of the dig, the cultural equipment was scanty. Predominant was the painted black-on-red pottery, identified here for the first time and hence designated as the Jorwe Ware [11.11]. The pottery is wheel-made, slipped and painted in black, the designs being mainly geometric. The shapes are utilitarian and comprise: the carinated bowl with rounded base; bowl with inturned sides; bowl with flaring or vertical sides; shouldered, globular jar; funnel-necked, wide-mouthed carinated vessel with a funnel-spout; cup; shallow dish; small basin; and lid. Associated with this are decorated and plain wares. Certain shapes are unique, e.g. rimless bowl with a funnel-spout, the lid-*cum*-dish and the tiered pot or ring-stand. Some bowls and carinated jars have painted and scratched graffiti [20.1]. Other antiquities include a bead of chalcedony, six axes of copper and a bangle and microliths including flakes, cores, blades, lunates, obliquely retouched blades and parallel-sided blades.