Verified22.3600° N · 74.7800° E · 300 m
Bagh Mound — Narmada Terrace Settlement
Chalcolithic (1500–700 BCE)·Malwa–Jorwe·🇮🇳 Madhya Pradesh, India
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About Bagh Mound — Narmada Terrace Settlement
Bagh Mound — Narmada Terrace Settlement in Madhya Pradesh, India is a Chalcolithic (1500–700 BCE) tell attributed to Malwa–Jorwe. Mound settlement 6 m high on Narmada hinterland with Malwa pottery above Ahar-like levels. Bagh Chalcolithic mound NE of Bagh caves with Ahar–Malwa pottery and copper slag.
Why it mattersKey Malwa–Jorwe reference site for the Madhya Pradesh
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Rock-cut chronology
- 02Chalcolithic sequence refinement
Theories
- 01Mahayana mural transmission
- 02Harappan sherd seriation
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 1500 BCE
- Period
- Chalcolithic (1500–700 BCE)
- Culture
- Malwa–Jorwe
- Purpose
- Mound settlement 6 m high on Narmada hinterland with Malwa pottery above Ahar-like levels
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 1500 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1900 CE
Archaeological survey
On the ground
Structures & features
22.3600° N · 74.7800° E · 300 m · 4 mapped features
- Bagh Mound — Narmada Terrace Settlement — High Mound SummitsummitSummit citadel or temple platform22.3601° N · 74.7801° E
- Bagh Mound — Narmada Terrace Settlement — Lower Townlower townLower residential terraces22.3598° N · 74.7802° E
- Bagh Mound — Narmada Terrace Settlement — Fortification TracewallFort wall or bastion trace22.3604° N · 74.7798° E
- Bagh Mound — Narmada Terrace Settlement — Reservoir TanktankRock-cut reservoir or tank22.3596° N · 74.7799° E