Verified20.9000° N · 79.3000° E · 300 m
Takalghat — Asolamendha Stone Circle
Iron Age (800–300 BCE)·Vidarbha·🇮🇳 Maharashtra, India
About
About Takalghat — Asolamendha Stone Circle
Takalghat — Asolamendha Stone Circle in Maharashtra, India is a Iron Age (800–300 BCE) megalithic attributed to Vidarbha. Stone circle 8 m with cairn and black-and-red ware burials on Asolamendha lake. Takalghat lake edge megaliths with Sarna-like pottery.
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. 700 BCE
- Period
- Iron Age (800–300 BCE)
- Culture
- Vidarbha
- Purpose
- Stone circle 8 m with cairn and black-and-red ware burials on Asolamendha lake
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 700 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1900 CE
Archaeological survey
On the ground
Structures & features
20.9000° N · 79.3000° E · 300 m · 3 mapped features
Takalghat — Asolamendha Stone Circle — Stone Circle / Cairn
circleMain stone circle or cairn
20.9001° N · 79.3001° ETakalghat — Asolamendha Stone Circle — Cist Chamber
cistUnderground cist burial
20.8998° N · 79.3002° ETakalghat — Asolamendha Stone Circle — Menhir Alignment
menhirStanding stone row
20.9004° N · 79.2998° E