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Inamgaon is a
chalcolithic settlement located in the state of Maharashtra, India.
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Inamgaon is
located in the Bhima river valley
and was inhabited during the Chalcolithic period (c. 3300-1300 BCE).
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The settlement is
believed to have been home to several thousand people.
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Inamgaon was a
center of agricultural activity and its inhabitants cultivated crops such as wheat, barley, and lentils.
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The settlement also
had a thriving craft industry,
with inhabitants engaged in the production of pottery, stone tools, and metal objects such as copper bracelets.
- Inamgaon is famous for its unique pottery style, which is characterized by intricate designs and patterns such as fish, birds, and human figures.
Archaeological finds
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134 mud houses
have been excavated at Inamgaon.
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Most are r
ectangular in shape with only one or two rooms
. One house, however, has 5 rooms. It may have been the house of the ruling chief.
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Next to this house is a
granary.
The chief may have collected grains from the farmers and stored them here.
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Oval shaped pits
have been found inside most houses.
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These pits may have been
used to cook food.
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Similar pits have also been found outside some houses. It suggests that people may have done
some of their cooking outdoors.
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Storage pits and storage bins
have also been found.
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Archaeologists have found a
lot of pottery and stone tools at Inamgaon.
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Most of the
pots are red in color.
Some have black designs on them.
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Stone tools may have been used to
chop trees, pound meat and skin animals.
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The people of Inamgaon made
artifacts of copper.
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Beads made of terracotta
, semi-precious stones and ivory have also been found.
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Some beads are made from
sea shells.
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Numerous terracotta figures
have been found at Inamgaon.
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Some had been
baked and hardened in clay ovens.
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Some of the
animal figures may have been toys
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others
may have had a
religious significance.
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They also
worshipped a female goddess
as in one of the sites, archaeologists found a
clay bull along with a female figure.
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Seeds and thousands of animal bones
also founded.
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Crops such as
wheat, barley, lentils, peas, gram and beans
were grown.
- Meat, fish and dairy products w ere also part of the daily diet.