Archaeological and lesser-known sites in India

Summary: India has thousands of protected and unprotected archaeological sites, but most travel writing covers only a few dozen. This guide goes state by state and district by district, giving extra space to places few travellers reach.

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Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu holds Sangam-era urban settlements, Iron Age burial grounds, megalithic sites and the great Chola temple capitals. This pilot covers three districts, each...

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Kerala

Kerala guides are coming. Routes, trails, camps and heritage sites will be filed here by district, using the same structure as Tamil Nadu.

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Karnataka

Karnataka guides are coming. Routes, trails, camps and heritage sites will be filed here by district, using the same structure as Tamil Nadu.

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Telangana

Telangana is home to Hyderabad, whose old cities grew around Charminar, built from 1589 by Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah. This section files Hyderabad and wider Telangana...

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Puducherry

Guides filed under Puducherry: routes, treks, camps and heritage places. District pages will be added as more places are covered; season and access vary by place, so...

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Rajasthan

Guides filed under Rajasthan: routes, treks, camps and heritage places. District pages will be added as more places are covered; season and access vary by place, so...

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Gujarat

Guides filed under Gujarat: routes, treks, camps and heritage places. District pages will be added as more places are covered; season and access vary by place, so check...

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Daman and Diu

Guides filed under Daman and Diu: routes, treks, camps and heritage places. District pages will be added as more places are covered; season and access vary by place, so...

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Himachal Pradesh

Guides filed under Himachal Pradesh: routes, treks, camps and heritage places. District pages will be added as more places are covered; season and access vary by place,...

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Ladakh

Guides filed under Ladakh: routes, treks, camps and heritage places. District pages will be added as more places are covered; season and access vary by place, so check...

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Uttarakhand

Guides filed under Uttarakhand: routes, treks, camps and heritage places. District pages will be added as more places are covered; season and access vary by place, so...

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Maharashtra

Guides filed under Maharashtra: routes, treks, camps and heritage places. District pages will be added as more places are covered; season and access vary by place, so...

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Meghalaya

Guides filed under Meghalaya: routes, treks, camps and heritage places. District pages will be added as more places are covered; season and access vary by place, so...

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Arunachal Pradesh

Guides filed under Arunachal Pradesh: routes, treks, camps and heritage places. District pages will be added as more places are covered; season and access vary by place,...

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Assam

Guides filed under Assam: routes, treks, camps and heritage places. District pages will be added as more places are covered; season and access vary by place, so check...

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Sikkim

Guides filed under Sikkim: routes, treks, camps and heritage places. District pages will be added as more places are covered; season and access vary by place, so check...

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West Bengal

Guides filed under West Bengal: routes, treks, camps and heritage places. District pages will be added as more places are covered; season and access vary by place, so...

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Nagaland

Guides filed under Nagaland: routes, treks, camps and heritage places. District pages will be added as more places are covered; season and access vary by place, so check...

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Madhya Pradesh

Guides filed under Madhya Pradesh: routes, treks, camps and heritage places. District pages will be added as more places are covered; season and access vary by place, so...

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Odisha

Guides filed under Odisha: routes, treks, camps and heritage places. District pages will be added as more places are covered; season and access vary by place, so check...

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Lakshadweep

Guides filed under Lakshadweep: routes, treks, camps and heritage places. District pages will be added as more places are covered; season and access vary by place, so...

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Goa

Guides filed under Goa: routes, treks, camps and heritage places. District pages will be added as more places are covered; season and access vary by place, so check each...

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Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Guides filed under Andaman and Nicobar Islands: routes, treks, camps and heritage places. District pages will be added as more places are covered; season and access vary...

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Andhra Pradesh

Guides filed under Andhra Pradesh: routes, treks, camps and heritage places. District pages will be added as more places are covered; season and access vary by place, so...

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Uttar Pradesh

Guides filed under Uttar Pradesh: routes, treks, camps and heritage places. District pages will be added as more places are covered; season and access vary by place, so...

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Chhattisgarh

Guides filed under Chhattisgarh: routes, treks, camps and heritage places. District pages will be added as more places are covered; season and access vary by place, so...

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