The Cemetery H culture developed out of the northern part of the
Indus Valley Civilization around 1900 BCE, in and around the
Punjab region. It was named after a cemetery found in "area H" at
Harappa.The Cemetery H culture is part of the Punjab Phase, one of three cultural phases that developed in the Localization Era of the
Indus Valley Tradition.The distinguishing features of this culture include:The use of
cremation of human remains. The bones were stored in painted pottery burial urns. This is completely different to the Indus civilization where bodies were buried in wooden coffins. The urn burials and the "grave skeletons" were nearly contemporaneous.Reddish pottery, painted in black with
antelopes,
peacocks etc.,
sun or
star motifs, with different surface treatments to the earlier period.Expansion of settlements into the east.
Rice became a main crop.Apparent breakdown of the widespread trade of the Indus civilization, with materials such as marine shells no longer used.Continued use of mud brick for building.
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