Megaliths of Jharkhand : ON GOING EXCAVATION OF A MEGALITHIC SITE IN HIRAPUR MAHARASTRA

Friday, 13 January 2012

ON GOING EXCAVATION OF A MEGALITHIC SITE IN HIRAPUR MAHARASTRA

Kanti Pawar, an Asst Professor of Deccan College Post Graduate and Research, Maharastra is currently excavating a prehistoric dolmen in Hirapur, Maharasrta.

While the excavation work is still in progress a few pics of the work is given below:

THE CLEARING WORK IN PROCESS. THE DOLMEN IS ON THE BACKGROUND

THE SURROUNDINGS OF THE MONUMENT

THE EXCAVATION REVEALS LATERITE DRESSED BLOCKS

THE PROUD TEAM LEAD BY MR. KANTI PAWAR

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Each passing day numerous ancient megaliths get destroyed in India and we have no record of this disaster. It is sad that no government agencies like the ASI, the State Archaeological Depts and the District Administrations demonstrate any interest in their protection perhaps for their tribal origin and also possibly because megaliths to them do not appear to be significant relics of our land.

In actuality prehistoric megaliths are a significant source of our ancient history and their preservation is imperative as these monuments are evidences that India was indeed a land of the tribals in hoary times. A few of them however suggests that astronomy and geometry was known to the megalithic tribals millennias prior to the emergence of the Brahmanical astronomer/mathematicians. Obliteration of prehistoric megaliths is bound to erase this verity.

Friday, 13 January 2012

ON GOING EXCAVATION OF A MEGALITHIC SITE IN HIRAPUR MAHARASTRA

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THE TALL MENHIR OF DUNDWA