Dozens of megalithic jars have been unearthed in Assam, India, at four previously unknown sites, according to a study published in the journal Asian Archaeology. The stone jars range from 1 to 3 ...

In India, archaeologists trace the majority of the megaliths to the Iron Age (1500 BC to 500 BC), though some sites precede the Iron Age, extending up to 2000 BC. For a while, scientific consensus ...

In parts of South India, some burials are marked by ... including many habitation sites associated with megaliths. These ...

(HT Photo) On March 7, the UNESCO’s World Heritage Centre announced the inclusion of Mudumal Megalithic Menhirs as one of the six structures and sites from India in the tentative list of world ...

But not many know that hiding in plain sight is one of the oldest megalithic sites in the world, right here in India. It was only when it recently made it to UNESCO’s ‘tentative’ list of ...

In sites such as Uttar Pradesh’s ... always correlated with the Neolithic period in South India, which continues into the Iron Age with Megaliths sandwiched in-between. Also read: When ...

Hire Benakal megalithic burial site dates back to the 800 BCE to 200 BCE, making it one of the oldest necropolises in India, and the largest one in South India.

The spatial horizon of distribution of megalithic sites is extensive as well as its architectural typology. In India, megaliths are reported from Peninsular South, Deccan plateau, Vindhyas and North ...

Megalithic burial sites dating to the 6th Century BC have ... suggestingfurther studies by the Archaeological Survey of India.

Vibhutihalli in Karnataka, India (circa 1800-1400 BCE), showcases a large rectangular ... imbued in the alignment of monumental structures. Gunung Padang Megalithic Site in Indonesia, located on the ...