Data · dataset · 2026
Archaeological Dataset of Megalithic Sites of Adwa River Valley, Central India
Listed in NCL Data
<p dir="ltr">The dataset presents the first comprehensive geospatial record of megalithic cemetery and habitation sites in the Adwa River Valley, Vindhyan Plateau, India.
Description
Compiled during the first author's doctoral research (2021–2026), it includes 41 cemetery sites comprising 493 megalithic monuments and 13 habitation sites, documented through systematic archaeological survey and GIS analysis. The dataset records geographic coordinates, monument typology, physical attributes, preservation status, habitation characteristics, and geospatial information.
It is provided in Microsoft Excel, KML, and JPEG maps, figures, and graphs, enabling visualisation and spatial analysis of the archaeological landscape. This standardised and openly reusable dataset provides a valuable resource for comparative archaeological research, landscape archaeology, GIS-based spatial analysis, heritage management, and long-term monitoring of megalithic sites in South Asia.</p>
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Where it is published
- DOI doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.34069242.v1 ↗
DOI / persistent id · from data ncl ac uk
Catalogue records · 1
- OAI-PMH record api.figshare.com/v2/oai?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=oai_dc&identifier=oai%3Af… ↗
metadata API · from data ncl ac uk
Topics
Provenance · 1 source records, 11 field assertions
| Source | Key | Last seen | Raw |
|---|---|---|---|
| NCL Data | oai:figshare.com:article/34069242 | 2 d ago | JSON v1 |
| Field | Assertion | Extractor | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| access_level | source · data ncl ac uk | connector:data_ncl_ac_uk@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].anzsrc:field:430101 | mapping · data ncl ac uk | vocabulary-mapper@1.0.0 | keywords['Archaeological science'] |
| concepts[field].anzsrc:field:430102 | mapping · data ncl ac uk | vocabulary-mapper@1.0.0 | keywords['Archaeology of Asia, Africa and the Americas'] |
| concepts[field].anzsrc:field:430106 | mapping · data ncl ac uk | vocabulary-mapper@1.0.0 | keywords['Digital archaeology'] |
| concepts[field].local:field:earth-environmental | mapping · data ncl ac uk | connector:data_ncl_ac_uk@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:engineering | mapping · data ncl ac uk | connector:data_ncl_ac_uk@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:humanities | mapping · data ncl ac uk | connector:data_ncl_ac_uk@1.0.0 | |
| description | source · data ncl ac uk | connector:data_ncl_ac_uk@1.0.0 | /metadata/dc/description |
| license | source · data ncl ac uk | connector:data_ncl_ac_uk@1.0.0 | /metadata/dc/rights |
| publication_date | source · data ncl ac uk | connector:data_ncl_ac_uk@1.0.0 | |
| title | source · data ncl ac uk | connector:data_ncl_ac_uk@1.0.0 | /metadata/dc/title |