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Megaliths, often groupings of large stones and not just single stones, have attracted both the imagination of people and the attention of archaeologists for centuries. In India, particularly in southern and western regions, megaliths, characterised by the presence of burials, became integral to understanding our past, as in other parts of the world. Decades of archaeological research across the vast landscapes of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Tamilnadu, Kerala and Maharashtra have explored, documented, described and excavated these burials. However there is little similarity across the different studies in terms of documentation, usage of terminology, identification of physical parameters and the temporality of their occurrence. This book explores a megalithic or Iron Age–Early Historic burial site, namely Siruthavoor, located close to Chennai, India. Analysing information gained from exploration and excavation of the site, it details the material culture of the people of the area. Further, the book uses geoarchaeological methods to interpret the changing landscape and draws from both historical and current understanding of the terminologies used to evaluate the megalithic

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Author

Smriti Haricharan; Archaeopress

Publisher

Archaeopress Access Archaeology

Published

2016

Language

EN

ISBN

9781784914363

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Science, History, Archaeology