[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989) › v1.c19.s11.3 # An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c19.s11.3 An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c19.s11.3 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c19.s11.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c19.s11.3) The thickness of the middens varies between 1·5 to 6 m. The existence of huts under large roofs upon the debris was noticed at some places. The people used to bury their dead in middens. The subsistence economy was hunting-gathering. The cultural remains suggest that the authors of the kitchen middens were the precursors of the present Negrito aborigines of the islands. - [Previous: v1.c19.s11.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c19.s11.2) - [Next: v1.c19.s11.4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c19.s11.4) - [Up: v1.c19.s11](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c19.s11) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c19.s11.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c19.s11.3) · Pramāṇa