History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. v1.c39.s2.14

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Archaeological excavations have established that chalcolithic cultures existed in the Central and Western India continuously from 2000 B.C. to 900 B.C. Three successive cultures - Kayatha, Malwa and Jorwe arrived on the scene with typical pottery styles. The traditions of pottery styles, copper and bronze castings, bead manufacture etc. might have been introduced by the migrating Harappans. On the other hand, the great visibility of the megalithic cultures in Peninsular India and the onset of iron age in Karnataka region around 1200 B.C., without much of a chalcolithic background, indicate predominant indigenous traditions devoid of any Harappan precedence.