Megalithic Culture in South India

animal appeared Archaeological beads black-and-red ware body bones bottom boulders bowls bronze buried cairn capstone caves central century chalcolithic chamber circular cists considerable consisted constructed contained covered culture dead deep deposited diameter district double Dravidian earlier early earth east evidence excavated existed extended floor foot four further granite graves ground hence hills human included indicated inside iron objects known large number later lids lines lower measured megalithic megalithic culture miles monuments natural occurred oriented orthostats painted period pieces placed pointed polished porthole pots pottery present probably red ware region remains reported revealed ring rock sarcophagus shapes side similar single skeletal remains skull slabs smaller sometimes South India southern stands stone circles suggested surface thick tombs types urn burials variety various vessels Western wide yielded