Late Harappan Regionalization and Cemetery H Cultures (c. 1900–1300 BCE)

1. Transition from Mature to Late Harappan

   Jan 1, 1900 BCELabels: Mature Harappan, Late Harappan, Regionalization

   • Harappa Timeline
   • Britannica

2. Urban institutions fade after c. 1900 BCE

   Jan 1, 1900 BCELabels: Indus seals, Standardized weights, Indus script

   • Britannica
   • Harappa Wright

3. Punjab Phase begins: Cemetery H horizon

   Jan 1, 1900 BCELabels: Punjab Phase, Cemetery H, Harappa

   • Indus Periodisation
   • Harappa Timeline

4. Cemetery H culture established at Harappa

   Jan 1, 1900 BCELabels: Cemetery H, Area H, Harappa

   • Cemetery H
   • Harappa Timeline

5. Jhukar culture develops in Sindh post-urban context

   Jan 1, 1900 BCELabels: Jhukar culture, Sindh, Late Harappan

   • Britannica
   • Jhukar Phase

6. Post-urban regionalization across the Indus world

   Jan 1, 1850 BCELabels: Upper Indus, Gujarat, Exchange networks

   • Harappa Wright
   • Britannica

7. Rangpur/Saurashtra Late Harappan trajectories intensify

   Jan 1, 1800 BCELabels: Rangpur, Saurashtra, Gujarat

   • Britannica
   • Harappa Wright

8. Environmental stress narrative gains prominence

   Jan 1, 1800 BCELabels: Hydroclimate, Monsoon weakening, River variability

   • Giosan PNAS
   • Harappa Wright

9. Cemetery H funerary practice emphasizes urn burials

   Jan 1, 1700 BCELabels: Cemetery H, Urn burials, Mortuary practice

   • ANU Archives
   • Cemetery H

10. Harappa sequence formalized: Period 4 to Period 5

    Jan 1, 1700 BCELabels: Harappa Period, Stratigraphy

    • Harappa Excavations
    • Harappa Timeline

11. Bhagwanpura shows Late Harappan to PGW overlap

    Jan 1, 1700 BCELabels: Bhagwanpura, Painted Grey, Late Harappan

    • Bhagwanpura
    • PGW

12. Late Harappan Cemetery H horizon ends by ~1300 BCE

    Jan 1, 1300 BCELabels: Cemetery H, 1300 BCE, Early Iron

    • Cemetery H
    • Indus Periodisation