An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c9.s6.t6.13

v1.c9.s6.t6.13

Ash mounds [14.3] are an integral part of the Neolithic of Karnataka and range in time from the Neolithic to the Iron Age. Their origin and purpose are still enigmatic. One view is that they are cattle pens periodically burnt down and levelled to give place to new ones. The other is that they are mere dumps of accumulated cattle dung and refuse of the Neolithic folk which were periodically burnt.