Archaeological culture · c. 1900–1300 BCE

Late Harappan (Cemetery H, Jhukar and Rangpur phases)

The phase after the great Indus cities declined, when settlement shifted east towards Haryana and the Ganga-Yamuna doab and south into Gujarat. Regional cultures replaced the shared urban style: Cemetery H in Punjab and Haryana, known for its painted burial jars, Jhukar in Sindh and Rangpur in Gujarat.

Writing and seals faded, and people lived in smaller farming villages.

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1900–1300 BCE