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The <b>'''Cemetery H culture</b>''' developed out of the northern part of the [[Indus Valley Civilisation]] around 1900 BC, in and around the [[Punjab]] region. It was named after a cemetery found in "area H" at [[Harappa]].

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 civilisation where bodies were buried in wooden coffins.

* Reddish pottery, painted in black with antelopes[[antelope]]s, peacocks[[peacock]]s etc., [[sun]] or [[star]] motifs, with different surface treatments to the earlier period.

* Expansion of settlements into the east.

* Use of new crops such as [[rice]].

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Remains of the culture have been dated from about 1900 BC until about 1300 BC.

<b>==References</b>==

* http://www.harappa.com

http://www.harappa.com