Write a short note on rituals and cultures of inamgaon.
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"Inamgaon was a village of agrarian style which existed in post Harappan world, and was occupied from 1,800 to 1,000 BC. Their existence at this site can be divided into 3 categories; Phase 1 (1,800 to 1,400 BC), Phase 2 (1,400 to 1,000 BC) and Phase 3 (1,000 to 700 BC).
In Phase 1, the house structures were generally rectangular in shape along with storage facilities which indicated high concentration on farming and economic prosperity in general. The predominant pottery style that prevailed in this era was Malwa Ware, which was a Black imprint on Red Clay Pots. And also in this period the people were not in the practice of burying their dead who were adults. Only dead children were buried in urns.
In Phase 2, the house structure continued to be rectangular and almost no round shaped houses can be found. This time indicates high efficiency in agriculture due to the presence of storage units in all houses from this period. The pottery style also indicates peak economic stability due to the advent of Jorwe ware that utilized a finer class of fabric on the pots. This period did witness the advent of Adult Burial.
In Phase 3, nearly all residential dwellings were round shaped indicating great economic distress. The pottery from this period is also quite coarse as compared to the earlier periods. The most significant change however was the high number of burials that are from Phase 3, which can be attributed to som sort of widespread disease.
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