29th September 2018.
We came across this megalithic burial site at Sengalur, when we
are travelling from Malayadipatti to Visalur, a part of Pudukottai Heritage
Visit. This Burial site is under the
control of Archaeological Survey of India ( ASI ), under archaeological
Monument with out any protection fence, but with a warning sign board. This burial site spreads over a large area of
more than 20 acres dating back to 500 to 300 BCE. One of the largest and more
than 500 cairn circles and urns are found in this burial site.
A large number of pottery wares in red and black, ring stand with
pots, terracotta wares, toy objects, bowl, lids, decorative pieces made by
clay, hundred of glass beads of precious stones, Topaz, Gold?, Copper article,
Iron knifes, swords are un earthed by
the archaeological department. A variety
of sepulchral monuments like, Burial
urns, cairn circles with cist, are found. The cairn circle stones are laterite of large stones. The rectangular cist side and
covering are made of granite stones. Cairn circles in groups are found, which may be considered for one family. In addition
to this burial urns are found on the open ground. Some of the big urns contains
two to three smaller pots inside. Which shows that complete body was not kept
in the urns, may be bones of the dead.
From the materials un-earthed indicates that the stone age people
are experts in making of ornaments, articles in metals and clay. Also they
lived in the area at least more than 500 years and experts of the opinion that
the people lived up to 11th century at Sengalur.
HOW TO
REACH:
Sengalur is on the way between Malayadipatti and Visalur.
Sengalur is 32 Km from Trichy and
50 KM from Pudukkottai.
The exposed urn
A Pot inside the urn
Cairn Circles with cist
Cairn Circles
Cairn Circles with cist
Cairn Circles with cist (Downloaded from the web site- thanks to the un known photographer )
A lone dolmen
at Sittannavasal Hill
---OM SHIVAYA NAMA---
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