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Further notes on the rude stone monuments of the Khasi hill tribes
Journal of the Anthropological Institute of Great Britian and Ireland • 5 • Published In 1876 • Pages: 37-41 , plates
By: Godwin-Austen, H. H..
Abstract
This document contains brief comments and descriptions of megalithic stone monuments observed by Godwin-Austin in the Khasi hills, along with photographs of the structures. Also included are a sketch and comments on cairns observed in the same area. Godwin-Austin, a British Army major, was at the time Deputy Superintendent Topographical Survey of India.
- HRAF PubDate
- 1996
- Region
- Asia
- Sub Region
- South Asia
- Document Type
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Government Official
- Document Rating
- 3: Good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent
- Analyst
- Irving Rosenthal ; John Beierle ; 1970-1974
- Field Date
- ca. 1872
- Coverage Date
- ca. 1872-1873
- Coverage Place
- Khasi Hills in Meghalaya, India
- Notes
- H. H. Godwin-Austen
- LCSH
- Khasi (Indic people)