Thursday, 26 July 2018

CAIRN, CAIRN CIRCLES WITH CIST, DOLMENS, MENHIRS, CEMETERY,.

Prehistoric humans lived in caves/plains, where water was easily available from a river or a lake. Since a prehistoric burial site contains more than a hundred burial monuments in one place, it indicates that prehistoric human beings lived in large numbers for a long period. The burial monuments are Cairn (கற்குவை), Cairn Circles (கல்வட்டங்கள்), Cairn Circles with Cist (கல்வட்டத்துடன் கூடிய கல் பதுக்கைகள்), Dolmens (கல் திட்டைகள்). As per the historians, these burial monuments belong to the Stone Age, ie, 3000 to 1800 BC, and were practised till the Sangam Age, ie, 300 BC to 200 CE.

In cairn circles,  the stones may be pebble-like stones or laterite stones, or the available stones of that region are kept in a round shape, keeping the cist at the centre. The size of the circle and the Cist depends on the person deceased, like the group leader.  Burial pots are pots in which the deceased will be kept and buried. In some cases, part of the bones is also kept. Along with the big pots, small pots containing the articles and food that are loved by the deceased are also kept. The cist contains stone slabs on 4 sides and is covered with a capstone slab. The cist will be below the ground level. In the case of Dolmens, side stone slabs are erected in the form of an inverted swastika, and a cover stone slab is erected on top. The Dolmens are erected where stone slabs are easily available, like hills, and are also available in the plains. In Tamil Nadu, these burial monument sites are found in the northern region, western region (Kongu Nadu), and southern region up to Madurai. The following posts contain details of burial monuments that I visited. 

PLACE

DESCRIPTIONS

Chennai District

 

Broadway 

St Mary's Armenian Church & Cemetery

Elliots Beach

Kaj.Schmidt memorial

Nandambakkam

Madras War Cemetery 

Nandambakkam

Madras War Cemetery

Nandhambakkam

Madras War Cemetery

Port Trust

Victory War Memorial

Port Trust

Victory War Memorial

Quibble Island

Quibble Island Cemetery

Theosophical Society

The Garden of Remembrance

 

 

Coimbatore District

 

Devanampalayam

Menhir at Amaneeswarar Temple

Devanurpudur

Menhirs

Karapadi

Menhir/ Hero Stambham

Mayiladum Parai

Menhirs

Nattukalpalayam

Cairn Circles and Menhirs

Panapatti

Cairn Circles With Cist

Podanur / Pothanur

John Wilson's Tomb

Seelakkampatti

Menhirs

Tammamparai

Menhir (Sangam Pidari Temple)

 

 

Erode District

 

Gundri

Cairn Circles

Kodumanal

Cairn Circles and Menhirs

Kodumanal

Cairn Circles and Menhirs

Kodumanal

அகழாய்வுகள் - Excavations in Tamil 

Kudumiyampalayam

Menhir ( R R Thottam)

Kumarikalpalayam

Menhir and Angalamman Temple

Kumarikalpalayam

Menhir 

Malayapalayam

Cairn Circles

Malayapalayam

Dolmen

Marur

Hero Stone & Cairn Circles

Mukkudi Velampalayam

Menhirs

Nichampalayam

Karkuvai

Nichampalayam

Menhirs 

Panchalingapuram

Menhirs

Rettai Pali Valasu

Menhirs & Cairn Circles  

 

 

Kanchipuram District

 

Aamoor

Cairn Circles with a Cist

Anoor

Cairn Circles with Cist

Kayar

Menhirs as Muneeswaran 

Perumbakkam

Cairn Circles with Cist

Ponmar

Cairn Circles with Cist

Pulipakkam

Raghava Swamikal Jeeva Samadhi

Pullalur

Mysuru War Memorial Obelisk

Pullalur

Mysuru War Memorial Obelisk

Sastrapakkam

Cairn Circles with Cist

Thirukavanur 

Cairn Circles

Thiruporur 

Cairn Circles with Cist

Thiruporur 

Cairn Circles with Cist

 

 

Karur District

 

Anjur

Menhir

Jagathabi

Menhirs & Cairn Circles

Munnur

Karkuvai - Kalkuva கல் குவ

Thaliapatty- Manavadi

Menhirs

 

 

Krishnagiri District

 

Chinnamattarapalli

Menhirs 

Chinnamattarapalli

Stone Axes & Tools Factory

Guddapatti

Menhirs

Jagathab 

Menhir

Mallachandram

Dolmens

 

 

Madurai District

 

Narasingampettai

Cairns in Circles and Squares and Menhirs

 

 

Nagapattinam District

 

Porayar

Bethlehem Church & Cemetery

Tharangambadi

Zion Church & Cemetery

Tharangambadi

Jerusalem Church & Cemetery

 

 

Namakkal District

 

Kolli Hills

Dolmen / Muthumakkal Thazhi

Pachal

Menhir

Seerapalli

Menhir

Chinnathambipalayam 

Menhir or Insitu Rock 

 

 

Nilgiris District

 

Banagudi

Dolmens with Hero Stones 

Betalada

Menhir, Dolmen & Hero, and Sati Stones 

Melur

Dolmen with Sati & Hero Stones 

Sholurmattam

Dolmen with Sati Stone as Saptakannis

 

 

Pudukkottai District

 

Sengalur

Burial site with Cairn Circles & urns

Sengalur 

Burial Site with Cairn Circles & Urns

 

 

Salem District

 

Bhodhamalai

Dolmens 

Bhodhamalai

Nature's treasure and Neolithic tools

Savadipalayam

Dolmen Converted Shiva Temple

Kalrayan Hills Chinnakutti Maduvu

Neolithic Tools

Kalrayan Hills Periya Kuttimaduvu

Neolithic Tools

Kalrayan Hills Sembur

Dolmens & Karkuvai

Kalrayan Hills Sirumalai

Neolithic Tools & Inscription Stone 

Kalrayan Hills Thumbal

Menhir and Cairn Circles  

 

 

Sivaganga District

 

Sevur

Menhir

 

 

Theni District

 

Vembur, Kallathipuram

Cairn Circles, Dolmens and Menhirs

 

 

Thiruvallur District

 

Pazhaverkadu 

Dutch cemetery

Poonamallee

St Mary Magdalene Church Cemetery

Pulicat

Dutch Cemetery

Pulicat

Dutch Cemetery

 

 

Thiruvannamalai District

 

Arani Playground

Col. Robert Kelly's Memorial Obelisk

Mottur

Anthropomorphic Sculpture

Seyamangalam

Menhir

 

 

Tiruppur District

 

Karuppattipalayam

Menhir  

Kodumanal

Cairn Circles with Cist, Menhirs 

Kodumanal

Dolmens with Cist and Menhirs

Pothampalayam

Menhir (Shiva Temple)

Pothampalayam

Neolithic Tool Sharpening

Singaripalayam

Menhir (Sangili Karuppannaswamy)

Sivanmalai

Cairn Circles with Cist

 

 

Villupuram District

 

Udayarnatham

Anthropomorphic Sculpture

 

 

Vellore District

 

Melpadi

Arinjaya Chozha's Pallipadai Temple

OTHER STATES

 

Andhra Pradesh

 

Bokkisha Palem, Thondamanadu

Adita Chozha's Pallipadai Temple

 

 

Karnataka

 

Ravanaphadi

Dolmen

 

 

Kerala 

 

Alampatti

Rock arts & Dolmens 

Muniyara 

Rock arts & Dolmens 

 

 

Madhya Pradesh

 

Maheswar

Rani Ahilyabai Cenotaph- Pallipadai Temple

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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