Menon, Srikumar M
(2019)
Protohistoric Megaliths or Graves of Chalukyan Artisans: New Discovery of a Megalithic Site near Pattadakal.
Heritage: Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies in Archaeology, 7.
pp. 135-158.
| Abstract: |
I report the discovery of a hitherto unreported megalithic site near Pattadakal. The cluster of
megalithic monuments, all of them stone circles, are located in a clearing on a hilltop, surrounded by
rocky outcrops, at a location called Motara Maradi, which was one of the sandstone quarries of the Early
Chalukyan artisans who built the group of temples at Pattadakal. I compare the megaliths with other
known megalithic structures in the region, and speculate whether the megaliths belong to the
protohistoric period to which the large majority of south Indian megaliths are attributed to, or could they
have been the graves of the Early Chalukyan artisans who lived and worked at the quarry. |
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Journal Paper
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| Keywords: |
Pattadakal, Megaliths, Motara Maradi, Stone Circles, Irregular Polygonal
Chambers, Badami Chalukyas, Chalukyan Quarries |
| Subjects: |
School of Humanities > Archaeology |
| Divisions: |
Schools > Humanities |
| Date Deposited: |
03 Jan 2020 09:39 |
| Last Modified: |
03 Jan 2020 09:39 |
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| URI: |
http://eprints.nias.res.in/id/eprint/1856 |
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