Prof. K.P. Rao, the archaeologist who excavated the burial site in 2001, confirms its dating to around 2500 BC. Black-and-red ...

Mudumal Megalithic Menhirs in Telangana’s Narayanpet district, dating back 3,500 to 4,000 years, have been added to India’s Tentative List of UNESCO World Heritage Sites. The 80-acre site features ...

The term ‘menhir’ is derived from the Brittonic “ maen ” meaning “stone”, and “ hîr ” meaning “long”, and entered the archaeological lexicon in the late 18th century. It was first used by French ...

The most common type of megalithic formation is called a menhir, a word from the Brittonic maen or men (stone) and hir or hîr (long). Menhirs can be found in isolation or grouped together ...