Megalithic burial sites of Karnataka

Having spent time researching and touring Karnataka over the last few years, I realized how rich the state is in terms of heritage. The state's history goes back to the times of Chalukya and the areas of Karnataka were active right much earlier. Archaeologists have discovered artefacts dating back to 5000 BCE. Evidences of prehistoric activity are in various forms such as megalithic burial chambers, rock-paintings, petroglyphs, stone tools, pottery, ash-mounds,   Here are some of the known prehistoric burial sites in Karnataka.

Hire Benekal

Kumathi

Rajan Kollur

Aihole

Galaganatha temple complex, Aihole

Bachangudda, near Pattadakal

Kutkankeri

Brahmagiri

Below are the list of sites, click on the hyper-links to see the details of that site:

Site	neareast town/village	Taluq	District
Aihole Hill	Aihole	Badami	Bagalkot
Galaganatha temple complex	Aihole	Badami	Bagalkot
Bachangudda	Pattadakal	Badami	Bagalkot
Kutkankeri hill	Kutkankeri	Badami	Bagalkot
Kumati	Kumathi	Kudligi	Bellary
Brahmagiri	Siddapur	Molakalmuru	Chitradurga
Sultanpur	Sultanpur	Chitradurga	Chitradurga
?	Moodabidri	Mangalore	Dakshina Kannada
Motebennur	Motebennur	Byadgi	Haveri
Hire Benekal hill	Hire Benekal	Gangavati	Koppal
Chikka Benakal	Chikka Benakal	Gangavati	Koppal
?	Anegundi	Gangavati	Koppal
Indrakeela Betta	Koppal	Koppal	Koppal
Byse	Nagara	Sagar	Shimoga
Nilaskal	Nagara	Sagar	Shimoga
Hergal	Nagara	Sagar	Shimoga
Mumbaru	Nagara	Sagar	Shimoga
Araga Gate	Nagara	Sagar	Shimoga
Hagaratgi	Hagaratgi	Shorapur	Yadgir
Yemmi Gudda	?	Shahpur	Yadgir
Rajan Kollur	Rajan Kollur	Shorapur	Yadgiri

There could be many more sites, hope to expand this list.
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