[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.c37.99 # An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v2.c37.99 An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v2.c37.99 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c37.99](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c37.99) The cist does not appear to be a popular type in this region as is evident from the discovery of only seven or eight such monuments amidst thousands of cairn circles. For preparing a cist a pit was first dug into the natural ground. Thereafter the orthostats were placed in such a manner so as to form four side walls of a box-like chamber. Sometimes a secondary packing of small stone pieces was provided on both the sides of the uprights with a view to saving them from collapse. At the end of the burial ritual the tomb was finally sealed by a massive slab resting directly on the four orthostats. The uprights and the capstones often enclosed by stone circle generally rose above the ground surface. - [Previous: v2.c37.98](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c37.98) - [Next: v2.c37.100](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c37.100) - [Up: v2.c37](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c37) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c37.99](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c37.99) · Pramāṇa