India

Jorwe

Deccan Chalcolithic village and site, c. 1500 BCE, Maharashtra

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Jorwe (also spelled Jorve) is a village and an archaeological site located on the Pravara, a tributary of the Godavari River in Sangamner taluka of Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra state in India. This site was excavated in 1950-51 under the direction of Hasmukh Dhirajlal Sankalia and Shantaram Bhalchandra Deo.

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Jorwe culture prominence

c. 1500 BCE

Excavation of Jorwe

1950–51

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Coordinates

19.54° N, 74.28° E