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 ...

The site, dating back approximately 3,000 years, showcases the culture, traditions, and astronomical knowledge of the ancient inhabitants through its megaliths ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

Hyderabad: The Central government has added Telangana’s 3,000-year-old megalithic menhirs site at Mudumal village in Narayanpet to a tentative list from India seeking Unesco World Heritage ...

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

MADURAI: The Tamil Nadu government’s department of archaeology has found evidences of megalithic archaeological ... Survey of India (ASI) unearthed iron-age burial sites in 2004.

(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 ...