An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v2.c29.1153

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Burzahom (34°10′; 73°54′), Dt Srinagar, 16 km n.-e. of Srinagar off Naseem-Shalimar road, about 1800 m above sea-level. The Megalithic menhirs here [4.17] situated on a *karewa* mound were first noticed by de Terra and Paterson, 1939, who collected some bone and stone tools from here in a short excavation. Subsequent exploration by the ASI has brought to light about a dozen similar sites such as BEGAGUND, BRAH, GOFKRAL, HARIPARIGOM, JAYADEVI-UDAR, OLICHIBAG, PAMPUR, PANZAGOM, SOMBUR, THAJIWOR and WAZTAL, all located on *karewas* especially in the s.-e. parts of the Kashmir valley. Extensive excavation conducted at Burzahom by T.N. Khazanchi and his associates on behalf of the ASI from 1960 to 1971 (*IAR 1960-1*, p. 11; *1961-2*, p. 17; *1962-3*, p. 9; *1965-6*, p. 19; *1966-7*, p. 17; *1968-9*, p. 10; *1971-2*, p. 24) has brought to light a fourfold sequence of cultures: Pds I and II, Neolithic [4.6.1]; Pd III, Megalithic [4.17.1]; and Pd IV, early historical [4.18].