Neolithic ashmounds (sometimes termed as cinder mounds[1]) are man-made landscape features found in some parts of southern India (chiefly around Bellary) that have been dated to the Neolithic period (3000 to 1200 BC).

May 7, 2016 · Hundreds of ash mounds were located across the northern part of Karnataka. The well known sites are Kappagallu, Budihal, Kudathini and Hallur - these are the ones I've visited. Here's the first prehistoric ash-mound I ever saw.. the one next to Hiregudda near Sanaganakallu.

Sep 1, 2004 · Ashmounds are large mounded features comprised of stratified deposits of decomposing, burned and vitrified cow dung and other culturally modified soils bearing a variety of artifacts.

Thousands of petroglyphs have been found at Kupgal, which date to the Neolithic or even the old Stone Age. The site, which includes examples of rock gongs, was discovered first in 1892, but subsequently became lost to researchers until it was rediscovered in the early 21st century.

Feb 7, 2005 · The article explores the landscape associations of ashmounds in the Bellary District of Karnataka, and in particular draws on new discoveries at the sites of Kudatini and Toranagallu in order to reconstruct aspects of a Southern Neolithic ‘world view’ or cosmology.

This document discusses large mounded features known as "ashmounds" constructed in South India between 3000-1200 BC. These features were made by heaping and burning cattle dung and reached sizes up to nearly 5,000 square meters and 10 meters tall.

Sep 1, 2015 · The Neolithic period in South India is known for its ashmounds, superseded (in its Iron Age) by megalith builders with craft specialisation.

This article examines the South Indian ashmounds as monumental forms of architecture and the loci of ritual and ceremonial activity within the context of Neolithic agro-pastoral landscape production.

Jan 1, 2004 · Abstract. The paper discusses the aims of The Herders’ Monuments: Ashmounds of Southern Deccan Neolithic project and

Feb 3, 2022 · The ashmounds represent deliberately accumulated cattle dung at designated places and set on fire episodically by the Neolithic agro-pastoral communities between 3000 and 1300 BCE. Recent analysis suggests that at a number of sites the ashmounds, which were not uniform deposits, predate the establishment of regular villages.