Verified21.0500° N · 79.0500° E · 300 m
Mahurjhari — Vidarbha Megalithic Tombs
Iron Age (700–300 BCE)·Vidarbha megalithic·🇮🇳 Maharashtra, India
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About Mahurjhari — Vidarbha Megalithic Tombs
Mahurjhari — Vidarbha Megalithic Tombs in Maharashtra, India is a Iron Age (700–300 BCE) megalithic attributed to Vidarbha megalithic. Stone circles with capstone cists and horse bits at Mahurjhari. Deo Mahurjhari megaliths with horse trappings and copper bells.
Why it mattersKey Harappan or megalithic pastoral site defining Deccan trajectory
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chalcolithic–Harappan chronology
- 02Ash mound pastoralism model
Theories
- 01Water management
- 02Pastoral cattle cult
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 600 BCE
- Period
- Iron Age (700–300 BCE)
- Culture
- Vidarbha megalithic
- Purpose
- Stone circles with capstone cists and horse bits at Mahurjhari
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 600 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1900 CE
Archaeological survey
On the ground
Structures & features
21.0500° N · 79.0500° E · 300 m · 3 mapped features
Mahurjhari — Vidarbha Megalithic Tombs — Stone Circle / Cairn
circleMain stone circle or cairn
21.0501° N · 79.0501° EMahurjhari — Vidarbha Megalithic Tombs — Cist Chamber
cistUnderground cist burial
21.0498° N · 79.0502° EMahurjhari — Vidarbha Megalithic Tombs — Menhir Alignment
menhirStanding stone row
21.0504° N · 79.0498° E