Megalithic Belief
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- A team from the State Department of Archaeology, Chennai has identified 250 cairn-circles from the excavation at the Kodumanal village in Erode district (Tamil Nadu) during which it made discoveries that reveal the megalithic belief in afterlife.
Highlights of Recent Excavations at Kodumanal
- A recent recovery of 10 pots and bowls filled with grains, instead of the usual three or four pots, placed outside three-chambered burial cists and inside the cairn-circle, throws light on the burial rituals in megalithic culture. It also suggests that there was a popular belief that the deceased person will get a ....
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