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Megalithic Monuments and Living Traditions in Jharkhand
Book details
  • xx+220p., Illustrations (Black and White), Maps (Black and White); 29cm.
  • Hardcover
  • English language
  • Agam Kala Prakashan
  • 12.12.2023
  • ISBN 13: 9789392556210

Megalithic Monuments and Living Traditions in Jharkhand

Synopsis

This book contains detailed study of living Megalithic tradition of the Mundas of Jharkhand along with archaeological study of over 200 Megalithic sites of Chatra, Hazaribagh, Ranchi and Khunti districts. It has a detailed ethnographic documentation of mortuary rituals and associated rites of the Mundas, which is been compared with other two branches of the Mundas; Bhumij and Ho. Anthropological aspect of mortuary rituals are also explained in this book. Archaeological comparison and interpretation is done on the basis of limited excavated data available, and surface exploration of ancient Megalithic sites. Considering the rich heritage of living tradition and its importance to interpret archaeology of megaliths in the region, the author have used ethnographic analogies to understand diff erent aspects of ancient Megalithic communities of the region in lights of ethnographic traditions, considering importance and limitations of ethnographic analogies in Archaeological study.

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