Correct Answer : Both 1 and 2
Tirupati district is dotted with anthropomorphic burial sites, said to be the largest as a collection in Andhra Pradesh.
* Anthropomorphic sites are those marked by a representation of human form above the megalithic burials.
* The most prominent one is the ‘pillared dolmen’ of the megalithic era, found at Mallayyagaripalle, nestling on a hillock between Chandragiri and Dornakambala, in Tirupati.
* The structure locally referred to as ‘Pandava Gullu’ or ‘Pandavula Banda’ in memory of the Pandavas, is estimated to be 2,500 years old.
* There is another endangered megalith monument in Palem village near Kallur, which resembles a bull’s horn. It is called locally as ‘Devara Yeddhu’.
* Another megalithic burial site in Venkatapuram is the ‘stone circle’, where the tomb is surrounded by round stones arranged in a circle.
Megalith :
* A megalith is a large stone that has been used to construct a structure or monument, either alone or together with other stones.
* The word megalithic describes structures made of such large stones without the use of mortar or concrete, representing periods of prehistory characterised by such constructions.
* The construction of these structures took place mainly in the Neolithic period and continued into the Chalcolithic period and the Bronze Age..
Source : The Hindu
