[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.s17.45 # An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c9.s17.45 An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c9.s17.45 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c9.s17.45](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c9.s17.45) Two types of megaliths, viz., cairn circle and cist circle, exist at KAKORIA, the orientation of the longer axes being both n.-s. and e.-w.; for both, a pit was dug into the natural soil. The cist circles were lined with stone pieces, three to four on one side, without port-hole. The floor of the cist was also made of stone pieces. Red sand was laid on the pit floors of a few cairn circles, though it was not a general practice. The grave goods, not uniformly arranged, included pottery, beads, microliths and, in one case, a gold ring. Skeletal material in a fragmentary condition was recovered from a few tombs only. The cists were sealed by capstones, but not the cairn circles. - [Previous: v1.c9.s17.44](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c9.s17.44) - [Next: v1.c9.s17.46](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c9.s17.46) - [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.s17.45](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c9.s17.45) · Pramāṇa