S17C



S17C

Room 1.63

Marvels in Stone: Megalithic burials, settlement patterns, and environmental adaptation / Merveilles en pierre : sépultures mégalithiques, schémas d’habitat et adaptation environnementale

Session organizers: Vinay Kumar, Anura Manatunga, SB Ota, Sakshi Ghosh

S17C, Fri Sep 4 2026, 9:00 - 12:50, Room 1.63

9:00-9:20 - Chronological and Material Perspectives on Megalithic Monuments: India and South Korea in Focus / Dr. Vinay Kumar, Dr. Sulekha Banarjee, Mr. Kasun S. Jayasuriya

9:20-9:40 - The Living Megalithic Traditions of the Madia Gond: Megalithic Burials And Memorial Stones / Dr. Virag Sontakke

9:40-10:00 - Triggers and Transformations – Megalithic Landscapes in the Western Baltic Area / Ann-Katrin, Julia Dietrich,

10:00-10:20 - The Erong Wooden Coffin Tradition: A Study of Typology, Chronology, and Spatial Distribution in the Toraja Ethnic Region, South Sulawesi, Indonesia / Akin Duli, Erwin Mansyur

10:20-10:40 - Stone, Memory and Ritual: Megalithic Burial Landscapes and Cultural Traditions in South and Southeast Asia / Dr. Pravesh Kumar Srivastava

10:40-11:00 - Stone, Space and Society: Megalithic Mortuary Architecture in the Jangal Mahal region of the North-Eastern Vindhyan Highlands, India / Deepesh Singh

11:00-11:30 - Coffee break

11:30-11:50 - Beyond Monumentality: Multivariate Approaches to Mortuary Practices, Megalithic Landscapes, and Social Dynamics at Porto Torrão (Portugal) / Mónica Corga

11:50-12:10 - Investigation of the megalithic landscapes of Akkar in northern Lebanon / Zuzanna Wygnanska

12:10-12:30 - Structures of Round Walls at Göbekli Tepe: Building Techniques from the Early Anatolian Neolithic / Yaman Boluk

12:30-12:50 - Death Rituals and Spirit Belief System in the Megalithic Tradition of the Tribes of Central India / Ayush Keshari, Vinay Kumar, Kriti Kushwaha