Buff ware explained

Buff ware is a type of pottery that appeared in the Umayyad period, made of fine and light, almost white, clay.^[1]

Brown on buff ware, associated with Bhirrana pottery was found at Bhirrana in Hisar district of Haryana state in India.^[2] Bhirrana is likely the oldest pre-Harappan neolithic site dating back to 7570-6200 BCE.^[3] Genome scientists, who used SNP analysis to identify mtDNA haplogroups, ascertained that the Bhirrana culture of India was dated to 9 tya (thousand year ago).^[4]

See also

• Archaeological culture
• Fabric analysis of pottery
• Indian Pottery cultures
• Pottery archaeology
• 'Six fabrics of Kalibanagan' pottery

Notes and References

1. Web site: Buff Ware - Ancient Pottery Database. apd.farli.org. 2017-10-13.
2. Upinder Singh, 2008, A History of Ancient and Early Medieval India: From the Stone Age to 12th century, Pearson Education, p. 109.
3. R P Meena, Ancient Indian History for Civil Services Examination.
4. Terry Nettle, 2017, Human Origin and Lineage: Surviving Environmental Challenges and Human Conflicts, chapt. 8.