[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.c9.s17.104 # An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c9.s17.104 An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c9.s17.104 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c9.s17.104](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c9.s17.104) The megalithic types present wide varieties within a basic scheme. Dt Chingleput is the home of the rude multiple orthostat dolmenoid cist type with a rugged capstone block, often filled by the cairn heap up to the base of the capstone. Stone circles containing the cairn pack range from about 3 to 37 m in diameter. Affiliated to it is the cairn circle type without a central dolmen and with multiple secondary urn burials. There are urn fields also in this region with secondary interment, e.g. at AMIRTHAMANGALAM. - [Previous: v1.c9.s17.103](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c9.s17.103) - [Next: v1.c9.s17.105](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c9.s17.105) - [Up: v1.c9.s17](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c9.s17) ## Linked texts (1) - [Amirthamangalam](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.site.amirthamangalam) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c9.s17.104](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c9.s17.104) · Pramāṇa