HISTORY
RIG VEDIC PERIOD
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Detailed explanation-1: -Notes: The Painted Grey Ware culture is an Iron Age Indian culture of the western Gangetic plain and the Ghaggar-Hakra valley on the Indian subcontinent, lasting from roughly 1200 BCE to 600 BCE.
Detailed explanation-2: -Painted grey ware is associated with the beginning of iron age or Vedic period. It succeeded Black and Red Ware pottery. After it, Northern Black Polished Red Ware pottery came in vogue during Mahajanpada period.
Detailed explanation-3: -Characterized by a style of fine, grey pottery painted with geometric patterns in black, the PGW culture is associated with village and town settlements, domesticated horses, ivory-working, and the advent of iron metallurgy.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Vedic Era saw the emergence of Painted Grey Ware(PGW) Culture. This pottery is an Iron Age pottery found in Gangetic plain and Ghaggar – Hakra valley, lasting from roughly 1200 BC – 600 BC.