ROAD MAKING DESTROY MAJOR MEGALITHIC COMPLEX REVEALING CHALCOLITHIC REMAINS

by Subhahsis Das 

 A SMALL BRASS BELL AMONG THE FINDS

Road making has destroyed a significant megalithic site in the outskirts of Obra village in Pathalgadda block of Chatra district in Jharkhand. The site is a primitive tribal memorial site having tall menhirs. The site already destroyed by villagers with many tall menhirs being lugged away by them, the road making has come as a blow to this tribal heritage of our country.

VILLAGERS PUT UP A DISPLAY OF FINDS FROM A SMALL URN WHICH TURN OUT TO BE CHALCOLITHIC RELICS

However if the road construction has destroyed a few menhirs it has also exposed couple of burial urns of which one comprised chalcolithic remains as copper slags, a ring and a small bell.

TODAY ONLY THREE MENHIRS ARE WHAT THAT REMAINS IN THIS PRIMITIVE SITE.

The site has also revealed Red, Black and Red and Black on Red pottery.It is sad despite laws in our country megaliths linger in obscurity.


The site was originally discovered by one Binod Raj, a school teacher in the Government school in Pathalgadda.

CHECKING THE AZIMUTHS OF THE MENHIRS

EVEN THIS MEGALITHIC SITE IS NOT SPARED BY THE VILLAGERS

Megaliths being the oldest of the man made relics of our country found in almost all states face the threat of being gradually obiliterated under the pressure of develop-mental process.
©Subhahsis Das