Inamgaon
Inamgaon is one of the most intensively and extensively excavated and well reconstructed Chalcolithic sites of the Deccan region as well as of India so far. The site of Inamgaon (Pune District, Maharashtra) is considered as the “regional centre” of Bhima Valley i.e. the main settlement of that region.
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It is situated along the right bank of the river Ghod, a tributary of the river Bhima, which in its turn, forms part of the Krishna system.
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The large-scale excavation at Inamgaon was a landmark in the history of Indian Archaeology, this was not only the most extensive and systematic excavation, but several scientific methods were employed on the recovery and analysis of archaeological data.
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The multidisciplinary approach enabled the reconstruction of-various aspects of the economic and the socio-political organization of the early farming community of the Deccan.
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Twelve seasons of intensive large-scale excavations at Inamgaon revealed three cultural phases–
Period III right arrow Late Jorwe Culture (layers 5-1) c. 1000 to 700 BC
Period II right arrow Early Jorwe Culture (layers 11-6) c. 1400 to 1000 BC
Period I right arrow Malwa Culture (layers 16-12) c. 1600 to 1400 BC
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Geologically, the region around Inamgaon, is covered by Cretaceous-Eocene Deccan Trap basalt and there are no later formations except the older alluvium of the late Pleistocene age and the sub-recent alluvium of the Holocene age.
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These alluvial deposits around Inamgaon have been divided into Older Alluvium of the late Pleistocene age (12 m to 15 min thickness) and Younger (sub-recent) Alluvium of Holocene age (8 m to 10 m in thickness).
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Ghod River is located in Pune District, Maharashtra, western India.It is a tributary of the Bhima River.The Ghod originates on the eastern slopes of the Western Ghats at 1,090 metres (3,580 ft) above sea level.
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River flows in an east-southeast direction for approximately 200 kilometres (120 mi) before its confluence with the Bhima. It flows from the northern side of the Bhimashankar hills.The Kukadi River is one of the tributaries of the Ghod.The river is dammed by the Ghod Dam.
