What are the large stone boulders used to mark burial sites in ancient India called?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Megaliths
Megaliths (“big stones”) are large boulders carefully arranged to mark burial sites. Such burials, often with pots and iron tools, are found in the Deccan, south India, the north-east and Kashmir from about 3000 years ago.
Why the other options are incorrect
Option (1) Microliths — Incorrect. Tiny stone tools of the Mesolithic period, often fixed on handles.
Option (3) Chalcolithic — Incorrect. The name of a period when copper and stone tools were used together.
Option (4) Granary — Incorrect. A building for storing grain, as found at Harappa.