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Morera Thatte is an archaeological site consisting of a number of stone structures on Chikkabenkal hill near
Gangavathi Gangavati is a city, municipality and taluk in the Koppal district of the Indian state of Karnataka. It is one of the main commercial hubs in the Kalyana-Karnataka region. It is also the largest city, in terms of area and population, in the Kopp ...
in Koppal district, India, dating back to the Stone Age. These houses are said to have been constructed 3,000 years ago. These houses have been built from stone slabs, with a circular opening serving as a door. The area is currently uninhabited, and among the stone houses are strewn several other small objects made of stone. The structures, though built in an era of limited technology, are shaped into neat semicircular slabs stacked atop each other. It is said that the place had over 600 such houses at one point, and villagers say that there were 200 to 250 of them a few years ago. But today there are hardly 40 to 50 of them left.


Etymology

Because the roofs of these houses are shaped like plates, the local people call it ''Morera Thatte'' though the origin and meaning of the term ''morera'' is unknown.


Origin

Stone age men who might have lived in
Agoli Agoli is a village in the southern state of Karnataka, India. , Census Village code= 588200 Agoli, Koppal, Karnataka It is located in the Gangawati Gangavati is a city, municipality and taluk in the Koppal district of the Indian state of ...
, Gaddi, Chikkabenkal villages must have built these structures to protect themselves from wildlife. Others say they are graves. But, according to Sharanabasappa Kolkar, a history lecturer from a local college, these structures definitely belong to the Stone Age.


Preservation

Today, these Stone Age structures are in danger of being plundered by treasure hunters and local cowherds. The Stone Age man had no knowledge about metals. Treasure hunters, who are unaware of this, have tried to bring down these stone structures, and look for bounty. But, there is still hope, for the Hyderabad-Karnataka Development Board Secretary Shalini Goel and the
Gulbarga Kalaburagi, formerly known as Gulbarga, is a city in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is the administrative headquarters of the Kalaburagi district and is the largest city in the region of North Karnataka ( Kalyana-Karnataka). Kalaburagi i ...
region's Commissioner Rajneesh Goe] have shown interest in these structures, and are chalking out a plan to save them.


See also

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Hirebenkal Hirebenakal or Hirébeṇakal or Hirébeṇakallu (ಹಿರೇಬೆಣಕಲ್ಲು in Kannada) is a megalithic site in the state of Karnataka, India. It is among the few megalithic sites in India that can be dated to the 800 BCE to 20 ...
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Khyad Khyad village is in Badami taluk in Bagalkot District in North Karnataka, popular for prehistoric structures, found many fossils of prehistoric ''Stone Age''. In 1873 Robert Bruise (researcher) discovered this area. From Deccan College Pune m ...
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Kupgal petroglyphs The Kupgal petroglyphs are works of rock art found at Kupgal in Bellary district of Karnataka, India. 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 ...
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Archaeological sites in Karnataka Burial monuments and structures Megalithic monuments in India Neolithic settlements Buildings and structures in Koppal district {{Koppal