CDS 2024 · PYQ · Ancient India / Chalcolithic Cultures · hard
Consider the following statements about the Jorwe culture of the Deccan :
1. It covers, practically, the whole of modern Maharashtra except the coastal Konkan district.
2. The Pravara-Godavari valleys seem to have been the nuclear zone.
3. The large sites of this culture yield evidence of shifting agriculture.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A.1 only
B.1 and 2 only
C.2 and 3 only
D.1, 2 and 3✓ Correct
Explanation
The Jorwe culture (c. 1400–700 BCE) was a Chalcolithic culture of the Deccan, spread across nearly the whole of modern Maharashtra except the coastal Konkan region, which had a distinct ecology. The Pravara-Godavari valley sites such as Daimabad, Inamgaon, Prakash and Nevasa formed the nuclear zone of this culture. Archaeobotanical studies at large Jorwe sites do indicate evidence of shifting/slash-and-burn cultivation alongside settled farming. Therefore, all three statements are correct.
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