[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.s17.115 # An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c9.s17.115 An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c9.s17.115 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c9.s17.115](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c9.s17.115) The sepulchral nature of these caves is evident from the fact that their contents comprise typical shapes of Black-and-red \[11.15.3\], ware, red and black wares associated with megaliths, sarcophagi \[12.9\], urns, etched carnelian and other beads, characteristic iron objects, ashes and bones. Some caves are marked by a stone circle on the ground above them. Sometimes they are part of a megalithic site which contains in addition one or more megaliths, such as ‘umbrella’ stones, ‘hood’ stones, dolmenoid cists and circle-bounded urn burials, as at PORKALAM (Sharma, 1956). - [Previous: v1.c9.s17.114](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c9.s17.114) - [Next: v1.c9.s17.116](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c9.s17.116) - [Up: v1.c9.s17](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c9.s17) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c9.s17.115](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c9.s17.115) · Pramāṇa