Periodisation of the Indus Valley Civilisation
Concordance of periodisations
Concordance of periodisations
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| Dates | Main phase | Mehrgarh phases | Harappan phases | Other phases | Era |
| 7000–5500 BCE | Pre\-Harappan | [Mehrgarh I](/wiki/Mehrgarh "Mehrgarh")(aceramic Neolithic) |  |  | Early Food Producing Era |
| 5500–3300 BCE | Pre\-Harappan/Early Harappan | Mehrgarh II\-VI(ceramic Neolithic) |  |  | Regionalisation Erac.4000\-2500/2300 BCE (Shaffer)c.5000\-3200 BCE (Coningham \& Young) |
| 3300–2800 BCE | Early Harappanc.3300\-2800 BCE c.5000\-2800 BCE (Kenoyer) |  | Harappan 1(Ravi Phase; [Hakra Ware](/wiki/Hakra_Ware_culture "Hakra Ware culture")) |  |
| 2800–2600 BCE | Mehrgarh VII | Harappan 2(Kot Diji Phase,Nausharo I) |  |
| 2600–2450 BCE | Mature Harappan (Indus Valley Civilisation) |  | Harappan 3A (Nausharo II) |  | Integration Era |
| 2450–2200 BCE |  | Harappan 3B |  |
| 2200–1900 BCE |  | Harappan 3C |  |
| 1900–1700 BCE | Late Harappan |  | Harappan 4 | [Cemetery H](/wiki/Cemetery_H "Cemetery H")[Ochre Coloured Pottery](/wiki/Ochre_Coloured_Pottery_culture "Ochre Coloured Pottery culture") | Localisation Era |
| 1700–1300 BCE |  | Harappan 5 |
| 1300–600 BCE | Post\-Harappan[Iron Age India](/wiki/Iron_Age_India "Iron Age India") |  |  | [Painted Grey Ware](/wiki/Painted_Gray_Ware "Painted Gray Ware") (1200\-600 BCE)[Vedic period](/wiki/Vedic_period "Vedic period") (c.1500\-500 BCE) | Regionalisationc.1200\-300 BCE (Kenoyer)c.1500\-600 BCE (Coningham \& Young) |
| 600\-300 BCE |  |  | [Northern Black Polished Ware](/wiki/Northern_Black_Polished_Ware "Northern Black Polished Ware") (Iron Age)(700\-200 BCE)[Second urbanisation](/wiki/History_of_India%23%22Second_urbanisation%22_%28500%E2%80%93200_BCE%29 "History of India#") (c.500\-200 BCE) | Integration |

What is the timeline for the Pre-Harappan phase?