கேள்வி: ஹிராபூர் கல்திட்டை - Site selection and usage என்பது என்ன?
பதில்: North side of the site is flanked by an 11 meter long U-shaped laterite hillock, which runs north of the site, then turns west, then to south again which serves as a U-shape protective wall around the site, this is the first ever such unique site selection feature has been found in the Indian subcontinent. All this shows detailed planning and deep reverence for the dead. This site is still being used by the villagers as a cremating ground, which shows long continuity of the tradition of giving last rites to the dead at the same place. This likely first site in the region not used for burial alone but also for worship.
கேள்வி: ஹிராபூர் கல்திட்டை - 4 dolemens குறித்து விரிவாக சொல்லுங்கள்.
பதில்: The details of 4 dolmens studied, one is intact and 3 are in ruined state, are as follows: The largest of these dolmen is non-sepulchral (not used for burial) and others 3 are sepulchral (burial chambers). * 1st the largest dolmen is intact, made of laterite and sandstone, 10 feet high standing stones and 17 feet by 15 feet in size capstone weighing 80 ton, 2 separate chambers with rectangle port holes for making offerings, artifacts found include glass and copper bangles, stone Celt (tool), pot shards. This dolmen is guarded by stone wall made of laterite stones. This dolmen was used for worship, and not for burial. Megalithic people believed in afterlife and offerings were made to dead at these dolmen. Usually dolmen have small circular windows, but this dolmen have large rectangular windows, for making offerings of food and other items. The artifacts found with each dolmen are signs of offerings being made. This is perhaps the largest dolmen in India. * 2nd and 3rd dolmen are smaller, semi ruined with capstone intact, each with 2 chambers, artifacts found include iron ore and pot shards. These were found with iron and iron ore residue, which shows there were iron smelting in the area, this is first ever find in/with dolmen of iron and iron smelting. * 4th dolmen has capstone missing. It has a single chamber only and floor made of 7 laterite stones arranged in east west direction. Artifacts found include iron ore and pot shards. Inside the dolmen chamber, in the west corner above the dressed stones of the floor a large collection of ceramics was found. In northeastern corner, a punch marked coin, with ''"Three-arch hill"'' embossed on it, was found which indicated the person buried there was some kind of royalty.