INDIAN HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -These figurines may represent goddess Sakambhari (of early historic period), the goddess of vegetative fertility who was worshipped for warding off draughts.

Detailed explanation-2: -The people Chalcolithic cultures worshiped the mother goddess and the bull. In Malwa, the bull cult seems to have been predominant during the Ahar period. A large number of both the naturalistic as well as stylized lingas have been found from most of the sites.

Detailed explanation-3: -The evidence for the Late Harappans in Maharashtra is found at Daimabad. The chalocolithic culture before the arrival of the Late Harappans at Daimabad is known as ‘Savalda’ culture. The cultures in the succeeding period of the Late Harappan were respectively known as ‘Malwa’ and ‘Jorwe’ cultures.

Detailed explanation-4: -It is named after the type site of Jorwe. The early phase of the culture is dated to c. 1400-1000 BCE, while the late phase is dated to c. 1000-700 BCE.