Amri culture

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Amri culture is a prehistoric archaeological culture of the Indus Valley region, known for its early farming communities, distinctive pottery, and role as a precursor to the Indus Valley Civilization.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Chalcolithic culture
archaeological culture
chronologicalPhase Early Harappan
discoveredBy N. G. Majumdar
hasArchaeologicalEvidence stratified settlement mounds
hasBuildingTechnique mud-brick architecture
wattle-and-daub structures
hasBurialPractice inhumation burials
hasChronologyEnd circa 2600 BCE
hasChronologyStart circa 3600 BCE
hasEconomicBase agriculture
animal husbandry
hasFeature early village-level social organization
regional ceramic style
small fortified settlements
hasMaterialCulture copper artifacts
distinctive pottery
handmade pottery
painted geometric designs
red slipped pottery
stone tools
hasPotteryDecoration black-on-red painted motifs
geometric patterns
simple linear designs
hasRegion lower Indus basin
linked to: Indus River basin
hasResearchField South Asian archaeology
hasSettlementType early farming village
hasSubsistence cultivation of cereals
domestication of cattle
domestication of sheep and goats
hasTypeSite Amri
influenced development of Indus urbanism
locatedIn Indus Valley region
linked to: Indus Valley

Pakistan
Sindh
namedAfter Amri
partOf Early Indus traditions
period Chalcolithic
precedes Indus Valley Civilization
linked to: Indus Valley

Mature Harappan phase
relatedTo Kot Diji culture
Nal culture
linked to: Kot Diji culture
timePeriod 3rd millennium BCE
4th millennium BCE

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