Archaeological culture · c. 3000–1700 BCE (approximate)

Northern Neolithic (Kashmir)

The farming culture of the Kashmir Valley, known from Burzahom and Gufkral. Its people first lived in pits dug into the ground, later in houses at ground level, grew wheat, hunted deer and made polished stone axes and many bone tools.

Stone harvesting knives and millet suggest contact with farmers of northern China across the mountains, while pottery and beads show links to the Indus world.

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3000–1700 BCE