Navdatoli
Topic: Prehistory: Human Origins and Stone Age Cultures · NCERT: Beyond NCERT
Meaning
Navdatoli is a Chalcolithic site on the Narmada River, opposite Maheshwar in Madhya Pradesh. Chalcolithic means people used copper tools along with stone tools. It is a key site of the Malwa culture and is known for painted Malwa ware: buff or orange pots with black designs. Its people lived in round and square huts and farmed. It matters as one of the best-studied early farming villages of central India.
Example
Excavations at Navdatoli (Madhya Pradesh) found round and square huts, Malwa ware pots, and remains of crops such as wheat, rice and pulses.
Don't confuse with
- Nagda and Eran: these are other Malwa culture sites in Madhya Pradesh. Only Navdatoli lies on the Narmada opposite Maheshwar.