The following points highlight the four main steps followed for manufacturing pottery. The steps are: 1. Clay Preparation 2. Actual Shaping 3. Firing 4. Painting and Decorating. Step # 1. Clay Preparation: Clay preparation is an essential step in processing to prepare a pot. Alluvium of river banks or large lakes is often the most suitable material. Since the nature [...]
In this article we will discuss about:- 1. General Considerations 2. The Western Border 3. Early Farming Communities of Gujarat 4. Foreign Invasion 5. Climatic Change 6. Tectonic Phenomena 7. Hydrological Changes 8. 'Copper Hoard' Culture 9. Extra Harappan Chalcolithic 10. Southern Chalcolithic Group. General Considerations: A discussion of Chalcolithic India as a chrono-cultural phase becomes difficult because of the [...]
In this article we will discuss about the cities and towns that existed during Indus valley civilization. Kalibangan: It lies on the left bank of the now dry course of the river Ghaggar (ancient Saraswati) in the district of Ganganagar in Rajasthan. It was excavated by Thapar from 1960 to 1969. Basically it revealed two periods of occupation. Period I [...]