Late Harappan period

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archaeological culture phase historical period

The Late Harappan period was the final phase of the Indus Valley Civilization, marked by urban decline, regionalization, and cultural transitions that set the stage for early Vedic society in the Indian subcontinent.

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All labels observed (10)

Label	Occurrences
Late Harappan period canonical	6
Harappan period	1
Late Harappan	1
Late Harappan culture	1
Late Harappan cultures	1
Late Harappan phase	1
Late Indus cultural horizon	1
Late Indus period	1
Malwa phase	1
Post-urban Harappan phase	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T859891 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Late Harappan period
Context triple: [Vedic period, follows, Late Harappan period]

A. Vedic period
The Vedic period is an ancient era of South Asian history marked by the composition of the Vedas and the early development of Vedic culture and religion.
B. Late Bronze Age
The Late Bronze Age was the final phase of the Bronze Age, marked by advanced metalworking, complex societies, extensive trade networks, and the emergence or flourishing of early civilizations across the Near East, Mediterranean, and parts of Europe and Asia.
C. Tannaitic period
The Tannaitic period was the early era of Rabbinic Judaism, roughly from the 1st to early 3rd centuries CE, during which the Mishnah and related foundational rabbinic teachings were developed and compiled.
D. Samarra period
The Samarra period was a mid-9th-century phase of the Abbasid Caliphate marked by the relocation of the capital to Samarra and characterized by heightened military influence, political instability, and cultural development.
E. Bronze Age
The Bronze Age was an ancient era characterized by the widespread use of bronze tools and weapons, early urbanization, and the emergence of complex societies across regions including the Near East, where the Hebrews lived.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Late Harappan period
Target entity description: The Late Harappan period was the final phase of the Indus Valley Civilization, marked by urban decline, regionalization, and cultural transitions that set the stage for early Vedic society in the Indian subcontinent.

A. Vedic period
The Vedic period is an ancient era of South Asian history marked by the composition of the Vedas and the early development of Vedic culture and religion.
B. Late Bronze Age
The Late Bronze Age was the final phase of the Bronze Age, marked by advanced metalworking, complex societies, extensive trade networks, and the emergence or flourishing of early civilizations across the Near East, Mediterranean, and parts of Europe and Asia.
C. Tannaitic period
The Tannaitic period was the early era of Rabbinic Judaism, roughly from the 1st to early 3rd centuries CE, during which the Mishnah and related foundational rabbinic teachings were developed and compiled.
D. Samarra period
The Samarra period was a mid-9th-century phase of the Abbasid Caliphate marked by the relocation of the capital to Samarra and characterized by heightened military influence, political instability, and cultural development.
E. Bronze Age
The Bronze Age was an ancient era characterized by the widespread use of bronze tools and weapons, early urbanization, and the emergence of complex societies across regions including the Near East, where the Hebrews lived.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	archaeological culture phase ⓘ historical period ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Late Indus period ⓘ linked to: Late Harappan period Post-urban Harappan phase ⓘ linked to: Late Harappan period
endTime	circa 1000 BCE ⓘ circa 1300 BCE ⓘ
follows	Mature Harappan period ⓘ
hasFeature	changes in burial practices ⓘ changes in ceramic styles ⓘ changes in faunal assemblages at some sites ⓘ continuation of some agricultural practices ⓘ continuity of some Harappan cultural traits ⓘ decline in standardized urban planning ⓘ decline of monumental architecture ⓘ decline of standardized weights and measures ⓘ depopulation of major urban centers ⓘ disappearance of Indus script from everyday use ⓘ environmental stress in some regions ⓘ evidence of cultural interaction with incoming Indo-Aryan groups (hypothesized) ⓘ gradual cultural transition rather than abrupt collapse ⓘ increased use of local and regional pottery traditions ⓘ persistence of some bead-making traditions ⓘ reduced use of baked bricks in some areas ⓘ reduction in long-distance trade ⓘ regional cultural diversity ⓘ regionalization of material culture ⓘ river course changes in parts of northwestern India and Pakistan ⓘ shift to smaller rural settlements ⓘ simplification of craft production ⓘ urban decline ⓘ
hasPart	Cemetery H culture ⓘ Jhukar culture ⓘ Late Harappan phase at Daimabad ⓘ Late Harappan phase at Harappa ⓘ Late Harappan phase at Mohenjo-daro ⓘ Late Harappan phase at Rakhigarhi ⓘ Rangpur culture ⓘ
mainRegion	northwestern Indian subcontinent ⓘ parts of Gujarat ⓘ parts of Haryana ⓘ parts of Punjab ⓘ parts of Rajasthan ⓘ present-day Pakistan ⓘ present-day northwest India ⓘ
partOf	Indus Valley Civilization ⓘ linked to: Indus Valley
precedes	Early Vedic period ⓘ linked to: Vedic period
significance	forms cultural bridge to early Vedic society ⓘ represents final phase of Indus urban tradition ⓘ
startTime	circa 1900 BCE ⓘ
studiedInDiscipline	South Asian archaeology ⓘ ancient Indian history ⓘ
temporalLocation	Bronze Age ⓘ transition to early Iron Age in South Asia ⓘ

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