Archive · 25 Jul 2025
ASI to Resume Excavation at Ancient Janampet Site
Imagine a very long time ago, people in Telangana buried their dead in special places called Janampet.
These places are filled with old pottery, tools, and even bones!
Now, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) is going back to dig there.
They want to find out more about these ancient people and what they did.
The area also has interesting stone statues.
The ASI is also looking at other old sites nearby.
This will help learn more about how people lived long ago.
ASI to resume excavation at the Janampet megalithic site in Telangana.
The site, dating back to the 5th-2nd century BCE, was first documented over a century ago.
Janampet contains around 2,000 burials and has yielded pottery and iron tools.
The region is marked by stone-circle monuments and anthropomorphic statues.
ASI plans to expand the protected area and survey villages for more monuments.
- Who
- The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI).
- What
- ASI is resuming excavation at the Janampet megalithic site.
- When
- The excavation is set to resume in the coming period.
- Where
- Janampet, Bhadradri-Kothagudem district, Telangana.
- Why
- To uncover insights into prehistoric burial practices and artistic expression.
Villagers
ASI
Land Ownership
Villagers
Claimed the land belonged to them
ASI
ASI jurisdiction
- Site
- Janampet Megalithic Site
- District
- Bhadradri-Kothagudem, Telangana
- Dating
- 5th-2nd century BCE
- First Excavated
- 1918
- Burials (approx.)
- 2,000
- Budget (ASI Hyderabad)
- Rs 6.5 crore