In a surprising development, a huge number of megalithic structures have been discovered during a recent archaeological ...

Archaeologists have uncovered a large number of ancient megalithic structures and inscriptions in Kerala and Andhra Pradesh, ...

The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has uncovered a large number of ancient megalithic structures near the Malampuzha Dam in Palakkad, Kerala. Spanning 45 hectares, the excavation revealed over ...

The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has stumbled upon a cluster of over 100 megaliths near Malampuzha dam in Palakkad, ...

While megalithic monuments like Stonehenge have gained worldwide popularity, those in India rarely make it onto travellers’ itineraries. Contemporary with Stonehenge’s construction ...

If the beginning of farming in peninsular India triggered a unique cultural dynamic that led to the formation of a Megalithic ...

Some were of laterite stones too. Megaliths aren’t new to India—southern states like Karnataka (Brahmagiri) and Tamil Nadu (Adichanallur) have their share—but finding this many in one spot ...

The ASI further noted that this cluster of megalithic burials is expected to offer new insights into the early Iron Age ...

(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 ...

Mudumal Megalithic Menhirs in Telangana’s Narayanpet district, dating back 3,500 to 4,000 years, have been added to India’s Tentative List of UNESCO World Heritage Sites. The 80-acre site features ...

The term ‘menhir’ is derived from the Brittonic “ maen ” meaning “stone”, and “ hîr ” meaning “long”, and entered the archaeological lexicon in the late 18th century. It was first used by French ...