What are the features of the megaliths?
HistoryClass 6AllAnswered 5 Apr 2026
Answer
During the archaeological excavations, megaliths are found in a circle of stone boulders or a single large stone standing on the ground. These are the indications that there are burials beneath. Generally the dead were buried with distinctive pots, which are called Black and Red Ware. Some tools and weapons of iron and skeletons of horses, horse equipments and ornaments of stone and gold were buried along with the dead. Sometimes
Megaliths contain more than one skeleton. It reflects that some time people belonging to the same family were buried in the same place in different time.
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