Ori — Orsang Valley Megalithic Circle
Iron Age (800–300 BCE)·Chalcolithic–Iron Age transitional·🇮🇳 Gujarat, India
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About Ori — Orsang Valley Megalithic Circle
Ori — Orsang Valley Megalithic Circle in Gujarat, India is a Iron Age (800–300 BCE) megalithic attributed to Chalcolithic–Iron Age transitional. Stone circle 15 m with burial cists on Orsang river terrace. Orsang valley megaliths with iron slag and black-and-red ware.
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 (800–300 BCE)
- Culture
- Chalcolithic–Iron Age transitional
- Purpose
- Stone circle 15 m with burial cists on Orsang river terrace
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 600 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1900 CE
Archaeological survey
On the ground
Structures & features
22.3000° N · 73.9000° E · 350 m · 4 mapped features
Ori — Orsang Valley Megalithic Circle — Stone Circle / Cairn
circleMain stone circle or cairn
22.3001° N · 73.9001° EOri — Orsang Valley Megalithic Circle — Cist Chamber
cistUnderground cist burial
22.2998° N · 73.9002° EOri — Orsang Valley Megalithic Circle — Menhir Alignment
menhirStanding stone row
22.3004° N · 73.8998° EOri — Orsang Valley Megalithic Circle — Outlier Cairn
cairnSmall outlier mound
22.2996° N · 73.8999° E