Northern Black Polished Ware
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The Northern Black Polished Ware culture (abbreviated NBPW or NBP) of South Asia (circa 700–200 BC) is an Iron Age culture, succeeding the Painted Grey Ware culture. It developed beginning around 700 BC, or in the late Vedic period, and peaked from circa 500–300 BC, coinciding with the rise of the Mauryan Empire.
Malik[who?] and other scholars have noted similarities between NBP and the much earlier Harappan cultures, among them the ivory dice and combs and a similar system of weights. Other similarities include the utilization of mud, baked bricks and stone in architecture, the construction of large units of public architecture, the systematic development of hydraulic features and a similar craft industry.[1] There are also, however, important differences between these two cultures; for example, rice, millet and sorghum became more important in the NBP culture.[1] The NBP culture may reflect the first state-level organization in South Asia.[1]
Some sites where Northern Black Polished Ware have been found are Mahasthan, Chandraketugarh, Bangarh, and Mangalkot (all in West Bengal).
References
- ^ a b c Shaffer, Jim. 1993, "Reurbanization: The eastern Punjab and beyond." In Urban Form and Meaning in South Asia: The Shaping of Cities from Prehistoric to Precolonial Times, ed. H. Spodek and D.M. Srinivasan.
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- Ancient peoples of Pakistan
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