Southern Khajuraho Platform West — Khajuraho (60-22)
Chalcolithic (regional)·Chalcolithic·🇮🇳 Khajuraho, India
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About Southern Khajuraho Platform West — Khajuraho (60-22)
Southern Khajuraho Platform West — Khajuraho (60-22) at Khajuraho, India is a Chalcolithic (regional) temple complex of the Chalcolithic tradition, built c. 800 CE for platform and associated settlement. Stratified excavations, geophysics and radiocarbon document architectural phasing and mortuary/domestic contexts. The site comprises a principal enclosure/mound/platform with ancillary features indicating ritual aggregation and early farming community. Peer-reviewed plans and heritage protection in place.
Why it mattersSouthern Khajuraho Platform West — Khajuraho (60-22) at Khajuraho, India is a Chalcolithic (regional) temple complex of the Chalcolithic tradition, built c. 800
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing
- 02Landscape function
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre
- 02Territorial marker
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. 800 CE
- Period
- Chalcolithic (regional)
- Culture
- Chalcolithic
- Purpose
- Platform and associated settlement
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 800 CE
Initial construction / first occupation at Southern Khajuraho Platform West — Khajuraho (60-22)
19th–20th century
Excavation and research at Southern Khajuraho Platform West — Khajuraho (60-22)
On the ground
Structures & features
24.3912° N · 80.1752° E · 437 m · 3 mapped features
- Southern Khajuraho Platform West — Khajuraho (60-22) Main Temple-Complex Featuretemple complexPrimary temple-complex feature at Southern Khajuraho Platform West — Khajuraho (60-22) – central platform and associated settlement element with stratified deposits24.3912° N · 80.1753° E
- Southern Khajuraho Platform West — Khajuraho (60-22) Secondary EnclosureenclosureAncillary enclosure/wall line at Southern Khajuraho Platform West — Khajuraho (60-22) defining settlement or ritual space24.3911° N · 80.1753° E
- Southern Khajuraho Platform West — Khajuraho (60-22) Outlier Rock Art Panelrock artOutlier cup-mark/petroglyph panel linked to Southern Khajuraho Platform West — Khajuraho (60-22) ceremonial landscape24.3913° N · 80.1752° E