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Chovvanur Burial Cave is a prehistoric
Megalith A megalith is a large stone that has been used to construct a prehistoric structure or monument, either alone or together with other stones. There are over 35,000 in Europe alone, located widely from Sweden to the Mediterranean sea. The ...
rock cut cave situated in
Chowannur Chowannur is a place in Thrissur district, state of Kerala, India. Government Kunnamkulam Municipality Chowannur Grama Panchayat Porkulam Grama Panchayat Chowannur Block Panchayat - Villages in Chowannur Block Panchayat, Choondal, Chowannur ...
, of Thrissur District of
Kerala Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South ...
. The cave can be accessed from single entry and its chamber is circular. The cave has a single chamber and two benches. The
Archaeological Survey of India The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) is an Indian government agency that is responsible for archaeological research and the conservation and preservation of cultural historical monuments in the country. It was founded in 1861 by Alexand ...
has declared this cave as centrally protected monument.


See also

* Archaeology in India *
Timeline of Indian history This is a timeline of Indian history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in India and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see History of India. See also the list of govern ...
* List of Indus Valley Civilisation sites * *
List of archaeological sites by continent and age This list of archaeological sites is sorted by continent and then by the age of the site. For one sorted by country, see the list of archaeological sites by country. Asia Palaeolithic Lower * Azykh, Azerbaijan * Barda Balka, Iraq * Berekhat ...
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References

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