New archaeological sites – Telangana
April 24 , 2024
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- Three new archaeological sites discovered in Telangana.
- A team of archaeologists claimed to have discovered a unique Iron Age megalithic site at Ooragutta near Bandala village.
- There appears to be more than 200 megalithic monuments.
- Unusually, Contrary to this, the site discovered at this place (Ooragutta) has unique features.
- The side slabs are arranged with slabs following the shape of the cap-stone.
- Hence, each ‘dolmenoid cist’ has a unique shape as dictated by the cap-stone.
- These monuments can be dated around 1,000 BCE.
- Two new rock art sites at Damaratogu in Gundala mandal of Bhadradri Kothagudem district also discovered.
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