Copper Hoard

GPTKB entity

Statements (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:artifacts
gptkbp:archaeologicalSite gptkb:Maharashtra
gptkb:Ganga-Yamuna_Doab
gptkb:Andhra_Pradesh
gptkb:Bihar
gptkb:Gujarat
gptkb:Haryana
gptkb:Karnataka
gptkb:Madhya_Pradesh
gptkb:Odisha
gptkb:Punjab
gptkb:Rajasthan
gptkb:Tamil_Nadu
gptkb:Uttar_Pradesh
gptkb:West_Bengal
gptkb:Chota_Nagpur_Plateau
gptkbp:discoveredBy archaeologists
gptkbp:distinctiveFeature unique shapes
absence of associated settlements
absence of inscriptions
large size of artifacts
gptkbp:firstDiscovery 19th century
gptkbp:foundIn Indian subcontinent
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Copper Hoard
gptkbp:material copper
gptkbp:notableFor large copper artifacts
gptkbp:notablePlace harpoons
axes
rings
spirals
double axes
discs
crowbars
antennas swords
celts
gptkbp:period Bronze Age
Chalcolithic
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Ochre_Coloured_Pottery_culture
Harappan civilization
gptkbp:significance early metallurgy in India
gptkbp:startDate c. 2800–1200 BCE
gptkbp:uncertainPurpose ritual use
status symbols
utilitarian use
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Cave_of_the_Treasure
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8