Maski — Ash Mound and Megalith Extension
South Indian Neolithic (3000–1400 BCE)·South Indian Neolithic·🇮🇳 Karnataka, India
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About Maski — Ash Mound and Megalith Extension
Maski — Ash Mound and Megalith Extension in Karnataka, India is a South Indian Neolithic (3000–1400 BCE) megalithic attributed to South Indian Neolithic. Ash mound 60 m diameter 5 m high with cists adjacent at Maski where Ashoka rock edict found. Maski type-site where Maski inscription proved Devanampiya Piyadassi = Ashoka.
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. 2500 BCE
- Period
- South Indian Neolithic (3000–1400 BCE)
- Culture
- South Indian Neolithic
- Purpose
- Ash mound 60 m diameter 5 m high with cists adjacent at Maski where Ashoka rock edict found
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 2500 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1900 CE
Archaeological survey
On the ground
Structures & features
15.9500° N · 76.6500° E · 450 m · 4 mapped features
- Maski — Ash Mound and Megalith Extension — Stone Circle / CairncircleMain stone circle or cairn15.9501° N · 76.6501° E
- Maski — Ash Mound and Megalith Extension — Cist ChambercistUnderground cist burial15.9498° N · 76.6502° E
- Maski — Ash Mound and Megalith Extension — Menhir AlignmentmenhirStanding stone row15.9504° N · 76.6498° E
- Maski — Ash Mound and Megalith Extension — Outlier CairncairnSmall outlier mound15.9496° N · 76.6499° E
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