 Ochre Coloured Pottery finds ( c.2600 - 1200 BCE ) | |
| Geographical range | North India |
|---|---|
| Period | Bronze Age |
| Dates | c. 2000–1500 BCE |
| Major sites | Ahichchhatra Bahadrabad Bargaon Bisauli Fatehgarh Hastinapur Hulas Jhinjhana Katpalon Kausambi Mitathal Red fort Sinauli  Map |
| Characteristics | Extensive copper metallurgy Burials with pots and copper weapons |
| Preceded by | Neolithic |
| Followed by | Black and red ware Painted Grey Ware culture |
| History of South Asia |
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The Ochre Coloured Pottery culture (OCP) is a Bronze Age culture of the Indo-Gangetic Plain "generally dated 2000–1500 BCE,"[1][2] extending from eastern Punjab to northeastern Rajasthan and western Uttar Pradesh.[3][4]
Artefacts of this culture show similarities with both the Late Harappan culture and the Vedic culture.[5][6] Archaeologist Akinori Uesugi considers it as an archaeological continuity of the previous Harappan Bara style,[7] while according to Parpola, the find of carts in this culture may reflect an Indo-Iranian migration into the India subcontinent, in contact with Late Harappans.[6] The OCP marked the last stage of the North Indian Bronze Age and was succeeded by the Painted Grey Ware culture and then Northern Black polished ware.[8]
- ^ Benedetti, Giacomo. "The Chronology of Puranic Kings and Rigvedic Rishis in Comparison with the Phases of the Sindhu–Sarasvati Civilization". p. 224.
- ^ Civilsdaily, (15 August 2017). "Case study | Pottery – Evolution and significance".
- ^ Singh 2008, p. 216.
- ^ Kumar 2017, pp. 83–85.
- ^ Gupta & Mani 2017.
- ^ a b Parpola 2020.
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