Inamgaon
Inamgaon Jorwe settlement
Deccan Chalcolithic Malwa–Early Jorwe–Late Jorwe 1600–700 BCE·Deccan Chalcolithic (Jorwe culture)·🇮🇳 Maharashtra, Pune District, left bank of Ghod River (Bhima tributary), Shirur Taluka, India
About
About Inamgaon
Deccan Chalcolithic type-site (3600–700 BCE) on Ghod River, Pune district, with 28 ha three-mound settlement spanning Malwa and Early–Late Jorwe phases. Famous for systematic burials (twins and adults under floors), large storage jars, and evidence of craft specialization; excavated by Deccan College 1968–83 with 7000+ artefacts revealing Jorwe adaptation to semi-arid Bhima basin.
Why it mattersReference sequence for Deccan after Harappan decline; twin foetus burial unique; palaeobotany shows wheat-barley to millet shift.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Twin burial — natural or infanticide?
- 02Population decline in Late Jorwe why?
Theories
- 01Semi-arid adaptation model; craft specialization without urbanism
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.1600–700 BCE main Jorwe; earlier Malwa c.1800 BCE
- Period
- Deccan Chalcolithic Malwa–Early Jorwe–Late Jorwe 1600–700 BCE
- Culture
- Deccan Chalcolithic (Jorwe culture)
- Builders
- Jorwe agriculturists
- Purpose
- Floodplain farming settlement and craft center
- Abandoned
- c.700 BCE
- Rediscovered
- 1968 excavation by H.D. Sankalia and M.K. Dhavalikar
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c.1600 BCE
Early Jorwe wattle-and-daub houses and burials begin
c.1400–1000 BCE
Peak settlement with fortification ditch and craft quarters
1968–83
Deccan College 12-season excavation records 200+ burials
On the ground
Structures & features
18.5950° N · 74.5370° E · 480 m · 2 mapped features
Mound I central habitation
settlementJorwe house floors and burial pits
18.5955° N · 74.5375° EMound II cemetery area
cemeteryUrn burial cluster with twin burial find-spot
18.5945° N · 74.5365° E