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 ...

If the beginning of farming in peninsular India triggered a unique cultural dynamic that led to the formation of a Megalithic culture and ushered in the Iron Age, it is worthwhile to analyse the ...

Megalithic artefacts unearthed in Manimoola village during Jal Jeevan Mission excavation, revealing significant relics of the ...

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

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 ...

South India’s megalithic sites tell stories from the days when history was not written, and they are in dire need of ...

Taking to X, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) shared the pictures of the stone structures and said that the team that surveyed the area came across more than 110 megaliths spread across 45 ...

NEW DELHI: The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has stumbled upon a cluster of over 100 megaliths near Malampuzha dam in Palakkad, largest water barrier and reservoir in Kerala during a recent ...

The six new sites were added to the list on March 7, the Permanent Delegation of India to UNESCO said in a statement.

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 ...

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 ...