relatively large settlements characterized towns largest fortified ditches moats embankments made piled earth wooden palisades albeit smaller simpler elaborately fortified large cities grew bce northern black polished ware culture central ganges plain magadha gained prominence forming base mauryan empire distinct cultural area new states arising nbsp bce ref name eb beginning historical period ref called second urbanisation influenced vedic culture differed markedly kuru panchala region
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