The Social Composition of Megaliths in Telangana and Andhra: An Artefactual Analysis
Journal Title: International Journal of Humanities and Social Science Invention - Year 2017, Vol 6, Issue 6
Abstract
This article attempts to understand certain aspects of society between 1000 BCE to 300 CE in the states of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. As is known the region during this period was dominated by a unique funerary culture, the megaliths. They occur in mainly three varieties: pit, chamber and urn/sarcophagus. Of these, the pit and chamber burials were the most common in these two states. Due to the paucity of excavations at habitational sites, our main clue for the study of this period are the graves. Certain inferences can be drawn from them. For instance, given the labour involved, we can argue that these were built for the elite. In this paper, we attempt to understand the social composition of the burials by studying the artefacts buried in them. These artefacts can be divided into ritualistic and personal. The personal artefacts includes things like weapons, axes, sickles, ornaments and others. It is possible through the study of the latter we may discover the occupations followed by the deceased. This may help us understand the differentiation in the society, and also reveal to us the strata for which these magnificent burials were built.
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Avantika Sharma
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