Pawni, India
Hirapur dolmen
Hirapur dolmens, dating back to 2nd-3rd century BC asmaka mahajanapadas or satavahana dynasty era, are 4 dolmens made of megalithic laterite in the general area of Hirapur village on NH-930 in Chimur tehsil of Chandrapur district of Maharashtra. This site, first studied in 2012, is very important at it is likely the largest dolmen in India, first ever dolmen in the world with evidence of iron and iron smelting, first ever dolmen in the region found with dual use of worship and burial both since most other are burial alone, and site selection shows detailed planning, there is evidence of royal burial, and its current usage as cremation ground shows thousands of years of continuing practice…
- City
- Pawni
- Country
- India
- Category
- Historic
- Suggested visit
- About 90 minutes
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Background: Wikipedia