[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) › v2.c29.1077 # An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v2.c29.1077 An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v2.c29.1077 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c29.1077](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c29.1077) In Megalith VII pots have been seen placed along the edge of the pit all round; in another no bones exist. In Megalith IX, 33 gold and two carnelian beads, four copper bangles and a conch shell have been found. The deposits were finally filled with alluvial clay. The excavator suggests that the pit circles ‘might have been specialized tombs for a particular and restricted social grade or that were macerating pits in which human bodies were exposed on a bier.’ - [Previous: v2.c29.1076](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c29.1076) - [Next: v2.c29.1078](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c29.1078) - [Up: v2.c29](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c29) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c29.1077](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c29.1077) · Pramāṇa