A CHALCOLITHIC SETTLEMENT INAMGAON A CHALCOLITHIC SETTLEMENT

LARGEST CHALCOLITHIC SETTLEMENT IN INDIA. LOCATED IN MAHARASHTRA LASTED FOR 900 YEARS ( 1500- 600 BCE)

ARCHEOLOGICAL FINDINGS 134 MUD HOUSES EXCAVATED RECTANGULAR IN SHAPE WITH ONLY ONE OR TWO ROOMS OVAL SHAPED PITS FOUND INSIDE MOST HOUSES PITS FOUND OUTSIDE ALSO PITS WERE USED TO COOK FOOD

POTTERY AND STONE TOOLS POTS WERE RED IN COLOUR WITH BLACK DESIGNS IN THEM STONE TOOLS USED FOR CHOPPING TREES, POUND MEAT AND SKIN ANIMALS

BEADS MADE OF TERRACOTA, SEMI PRECIOUS STONES,IVORY AND SEA SHELLS TERRACOTA FIGURES HAVE BEEN FOUND

FOOD WHEAT, BARLEY, PEAS, GRAM AND BEANS WERE GROWN MEAT, FISH AND DAIRY PRODUCTS WERE ALSO PART OF THE DAILY DIET.