Iron Age in South Asia

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_period
gptkbp:archaeologicalSite gptkb:ceramics
tools
weapons
iron artifacts
megalithic burials
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Megalithic_culture
gptkb:Vedic_period
gptkbp:characterizedBy use of iron tools and weapons
gptkbp:economy agriculture
trade
pastoralism
craft production
gptkbp:endDate c. 600 BCE
gptkbp:followedBy Early Historic period in South Asia
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Iron Age in South Asia
gptkbp:language gptkb:Vedic_Sanskrit
gptkb:Prakrits
gptkbp:notableCategory gptkb:Painted_Grey_Ware_culture
gptkb:Northern_Black_Polished_Ware_culture
gptkbp:notableEvent development of iron technology
emergence of Mahajanapadas
spread of megalithic culture
urbanization in Ganga valley
gptkbp:notablePlace painted grey ware pottery
black and red ware pottery
iron arrowhead
iron axe
iron ploughshare
iron sickle
iron sword
megalithic burial urn
northern black polished ware pottery
gptkbp:notableSite gptkb:Adichanallur
gptkb:Hastinapur
gptkb:Atranjikhera
gptkb:Hallur
gptkb:Mahurjhari
Megalithic sites in South India
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Iron_Age
gptkbp:precededBy Chalcolithic period in South Asia
gptkbp:region gptkb:South_Asia
gptkb:Ganga-Yamuna_Doab
gptkb:Eastern_India
gptkb:Punjab
gptkb:South_India
gptkb:Deccan
gptkbp:religion Sanskrit literature
ancestor worship
early Hinduism
gptkbp:startDate c. 1200 BCE
gptkbp:technologicalAdvancement iron smelting
iron metallurgy
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Late_Harappan_period
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6